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) – Changes are coming to the 717 area code, but one thing that won’t change under this plan is your phone number. According to the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission, if ...

Within the next two years, South Central Pennsylvania will add a new area code, a change that has some residents and business owners concerned. There's no question the new area code will be added. An ...

HARRISBURG -- Pretty soon, if you're making a local call in the 717 area code, you're going to have to do some extra dialing. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued a reminder Tuesday to ...

WEBVTT NEWS 8'S SUSAN SHAPIRO IS HERE WITH MORE ON THE PLAN THAT WAS JUST APPROVED TODAY BY T PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION. SUSAN: THE NEED FOR PHONE NUMBERS IS GROWING THE 717 AREA CODE, THANKS IN PART, ...

Mandatory 10-digit dialing will begin Aug. 26 and new 223 area codes will be released Sept. 26 in Lancaster and the other 15 Pennsylvania counties with 717 area codes. The Pennsylvania Public Utility ...

HARRISBURG, Pa -- When you dial a phone number in central Pennsylvania, you're typically hitting 7 digits. That could soon change. The North American Numbering Plan Administration, known as NANPA, ...

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Dialing a call to your neighbor will be three digits longer come next month. The state Public Utility Commission (PUC) is reminding residents and businesses with phone numbers within the 717 area code ...

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission will hold two “smart hearings” on Aug. 9 to gather public comment on plans to address the predicted exhaustion of telephone numbers in the 717 ...

Phone numbers in the 717 area code are predicted to be exhausted in 2018, according to a news release from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. The PUC voted 5-0 Thursday to delay splitting the ...

Before 10-digit dialing starts in the 717 area code on Saturday, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is reminding residents and businesses across central and southeastern Pennsylvania to be ...