AUSTIN -- The three numbers representing Austin had a good run. For more than 60 years, the greater Austin area often went by its area code of 512. Now, Austin's growth is giving it some competition.

As the state gets ready to add a new area code, telephone customers in parts of Lampasas and Bell counties will be required to dial 10 digits for all local calls starting today. Central Texas ...

It's all but official: 10-digit dialing for local calls is coming to Central Texas next year. The state's Public Utility Commission on Wednesday directed staffers to draft an order creating a second ...

Any new phone numbers could begin with 737 instead of the old, familiar 512. State regulators expect to run out of 512 numbers by the end of the year. Ten-digit dialing took effect June 1 to help ...

There are two kinds of Austinites: Those with 512 phone numbers … and those without. Since its introduction in 2013, the 737 area code in Central Texas has become a blatant social marker ...

If you’re not using speed dial, it may soon be time to start. Whether you consider it progress or growth pains, San Antonio is set to gain another area code in less than 18 months, forcing telephone ...

The Public Utility Commission of Texas is considering a proposal to add a second area code within the geographic boundaries of the existing 210 area code. Seven-digit dialing may soon be a thing of ...