Idaho’s new area code will live side-by-side with its existing 208 area code as an overlay, requiring 10-digit dialing across the state. Statesman staff The Idaho Public Utilities Commission announced ...

BOISE – State regulators will keep Idaho from being split into two area codes for a little longer. The Federal Communications Commission granted a request from the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to ...

For Idaho residents, you might want to get used to the number 986. Idaho is adding a second area code - 986 - because 208 phone numbers are beginning to run out. If you live in Idaho, you will need to ...

BOISE • Idaho will run out of 208-prefix phone numbers in about two years, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission announced Tuesday. An agency that contracts with the federal government to administer ...

Loyal reader Kevin Walter writes in with this great Google tip: When I get random calls from area codes I like to quickly be able to figure out where it is from in case I happen to know someone there ...

BOISE – Idaho will add a second area code – 986 – in late 2017. That news follows the Idaho Public Utilities Commission’s unanimous decision Monday to implement the new area code as a “geographic ...

Idaho regulators say the state will get a second area code as soon as 2017, which will require 10-digit dialing for the first time throughout the state. The Idaho Public Utilities Commission announced ...