Orange County could be getting a fourth area code – 657 – by next year. A projected shortage of phone numbers in the 714 area code is prompting state regulators to hold public hearings later this ...

(Adds PUC’s decision today approving the area code overlay.) The California Public Utilities Commission today OK’d the recommendation of one of its administrative law judges to add the 657 area code ...

The California Public Utilities Commission will hold a public participation meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. today in the Huntington Beach City Council chambers at 2000 Main St. to discuss a possible area ...