The Houston area is running out of telephone numbers and will soon add a fifth area code to accommodate its growing population. According to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Houston's four ...

Colorado will soon have a new area code thanks to the rising demand for new phone numbers. Officials with the state's Public Utilities Commission said they've created the 748 area code to also cover ...

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First there was 510, then came 925, and now, parts of the East Bay will welcome a new telephone area code: 341. The California Public Utilities Commission approved the new digits Thursday. The 341 ...

From the Jersey shore to Central Jersey, phone calls just got a bit more complicated due to the introduction of a new area code and dialing procedures. A number of changes are coming to New Jersey’s ...

SOUTHEASTERN, N.C. (WECT) - It seems like a lot of things are in short supply these days, including our area code. Organizers with the North American Numbering Plan Administrator said that the supply ...

As Ontario's cellphone-carrying population grows, so too does the need for more unique 10-digit number combinations that people can reliably claim. Last fall, the Canadian Telecommunications Alliance ...

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OAKLAND — The new telephone area code for a big stretch of the East Bay, including its largest city, Oakland, is 341, state regulators said Thursday. The 341 area code will be overlaid upon — ...

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