It's about to take a little longer for people in Pennsylvania's 717 area code to make phone calls. The state Public Utility Commission said Tuesday that, starting August 26, callers will have to use ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Mandatory 10-digit dialing will begin later this year in 16 counties in south-central Pennsylvania that are getting a new area code to overlay the existing 717 area code. The ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Changes are coming to the 717 area code, but one thing that won’t change under this plan is your phone number. According to the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission, if ...

Starting today, those living in the 717 area code must use 10 digits to make a phone call. They must dial 717 before the seven-digit number. Callers using only a seven-digit number will get a ...

HARRISBURG (AP) — Mandatory 10-digit dialing will begin later this year in 16 counties in south-central Pennsylvania that are getting a new area code to overlay the existing 717 area code. The ...

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HARRISBURG -- Pretty soon, if you're making a local call in the 717 area code, you're going to have to do some extra dialing. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued a reminder Tuesday to ...

Before 10-digit dialing starts in the 717 area code on Saturday, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is reminding residents and businesses across central and southeastern Pennsylvania to be ...

As the calendar today reads July 17, 2017 - or 7/17/17 - now is a perfect time for us to reflect on why living in the 717 area code is so great. The area makes up a big chunk of south-central ...

An overlay would require residents to dial the area code plus the seven-digit phone number to call others within the 16 counties. The 717 area code is projected to run out of phone numbers in 2018.

hearing on the addition of a second area code for south-central Pennsylvania drew just one speaker Thursday night. Telephone providers have said 717 phone numbers will run out by the summer of 2012.

Want to keep your current phone number at all costs? Hate the thought of dialing 10 digits to make a local call? Here's your chance to tell the state Public Utility Commission your feelings in person.