New telephone lines or services started in “the 757? may now be assigned the new 948 area code beginning Monday. Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) began requiring 10-digit dialing last ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The 757 now officially has a second area code: 948. With this new area code in Hampton Roads comes a new way to dial numbers. The 757 area code, launched back in 1996 by splitting off ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The Hampton Roads/Tidewater area will still surely be referred to as the “757,” but there is another area code in town. The 948 code launched Monday due to the limited ...

Get used to dialing 10 digits instead of seven — next month, the 757 area code is getting a sibling. The State Corporation Commission will assign 948 as a new area code for the Hampton Roads region ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia state regulators are seeking public comments on a new area code in the southeastern part of the state as the 757 code runs out of new numbers. The State Corporation ...

Eastern Shore of Virginia residents signing up for new telephone lines may get a new area code. Virginia's State Corporation Commission said on its website that beginning May 9, new telephone lines or ...

The SCC has set four local hearings in August to receive public comments on a proposed solution for resolving the exhaustion of available phone numbers in the 757 area code. The North American ...

Mandatory 10-digit dialing (3-digit area code + the 7-digit telephone number) begins April 9 for Virginians living in the 757 area code region. Local calls made with just seven digits will not be ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — The “757” will soon include the “948”, at least when it comes to the area code. The State Corporation Commission (SCC) announced Wednesday that it has approved the new 948 ...

The next time there’s this much fuss in Hampton Roads about a number, it will be the year 2000. But for now, the commotion involves three numbers, not four, and a location, not a century. The numbers ...

Three months after the 757 area code went into effect, some residents and businesses who heeded Bell Atlantic’s advice to start using it right away still aren’t getting all their calls. Voluntary use ...

NORFOLK, Va. — We now know when Hampton Roads is getting a new area code. The current 757 area code isn't going away, but we are running out of numbers for it. Last year, the State Corporation ...