B.C. was not expected to run out of phone numbers with existing area codes until 2016, but widespread use of wireless devices has changed that. British Columbia’s fourth area code, 236, will be ...

Well, folks. It looks like we've run out of numbers—at least, we're rapidly running out of phone numbers. To meet the needs of communities that are facing this pending phone number shortage, the ...

With its current area codes, British Columbia is expected to run out of telephone numbers by 2016. So, to avert a telephone number shortage, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications ...

British Columbia’s fourth area code, 236, will be introduced next month, after demand for new phone numbers exploded with the use of smartphones and wireless devices. The CRTC will implement the 236 ...

Businesses are encouraged to begin making necessary changes by reprogramming communications systems and equipment. VANCOUVER—The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. B.C. will have five ...

The new area code is needed because the region is expected to run out of telephone numbers by August 2016. Area code 604 managed to do the job all on its own for the entire province until 1996, when ...