BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The New York State Public Service Commission announced an additional area code overlay has been approved for the 716 region. This includes all or portions of Allegany, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Public Service Commission on Thursday approved an additional area code overlay within the current 716 area code in Western New York, in response to the North American ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — If you live in the 716 area code, how you make phone calls will be changing Sunday. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted 988 as the new 3-digit number to be used ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — 2 On Your Side viewer Jeff Aichinger contacted us to report that he recently received an email from his phone provider, alerting him that the Federal Communications Commission is ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The New York State Public Service Commission has approved an additional area code for western New York. The reason? It’s looking like there could be a shortage of telephone ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It was just last year that we had to start dialing the 716 area code to make local phone calls, something we have never had to do before. Now, Western New York is getting a new ...

For more than three quarters of a century, Buffalo-area phone numbers have started with three numbers immediately recognized by anyone who has ever lived here: 716. Starting Monday, if you request a ...

Blocking yet another effort at ridding Western New York of its 716 area code, the Federal Communications Commission decided this week to uphold a state ruling that would allow Erie, Niagara, ...