HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Mandatory 10-digit dialing will begin later this year in 16 counties in south-central Pennsylvania that are getting a new area code to overlay the existing 717 area code. The ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The days of seven-digit dialing are coming to an end in the 717 area code. A new 223 area code is being added Saturday to the area covered by the 717 area code. The Public ...

HARRISBURG (AP) — Mandatory 10-digit dialing will begin later this year in 16 counties in south-central Pennsylvania that are getting a new area code to overlay the existing 717 area code. The ...

Want to keep your current phone number at all costs? Hate the thought of dialing 10 digits to make a local call? Here's your chance to tell the state Public Utility Commission your feelings in person.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has voted to delay changes to the 16-county region currently using the 717 area code while it gathers input on how to go about it. Utility commissioners ...

Lily Tomlin doesn’t perform her Ernestine the Operator sketch too often any more. And that’s likely a good thing. The character doesn’t connect well with the kids: What’s a telephone operator? And ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The state Public Utility Commission is addressing a looming shortage of telephone numbers in central Pennsylvania by hearing from people who live in the 16-county region that ...

A new telephone area code is coming to parts of eastern Lancaster County, likely in 2023. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved the addition of the new 835 area code in areas in the ...

With phone numbers in the 717 area code projected to be used up in the third quarter of 2012, the state Public Utility Commission is seeking public input on a proposal to create an “overlay” of a new ...

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