Thanks in part to the proliferation of smartphones, the combination of seven-digit numbers has all but run out in the 315 and 518 area codes in upstate New York. Enter a couple of new codes and with ...

Have you received your notice on required 10-digit local phone dialing starting in February? As I wrote in July 2015 ("Need for new area code doesn't add up"), we are not running out of phone numbers ...

Thu, 16 Jul 2015 17:30:00 GMT — The Public Service Commission met Thursday morning to increase the number of additional phone numbers in the 315 area code region. The PSC voted in favor of an overlay ...

ALBANY — Mandatory 10-digit dialing is set to begin Saturday for the 315 area code, as announced by the New York state Public Service Commission. According to a news release, residential, business and ...

When people in the 315-area code region pick up their phones to place local calls, they will soon have to start dialing all 10 digits. It's part... Feb 08, 2017 — When people in the 315-area code ...

Beginning Saturday, Feb. 11, 10-digit dialing will take effect for businesses and residents in the existing 315 area code region. The mandate will be in place before the introduction of an overlay ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – People in central and eastern New York will have to get used to dialing more digits as new area code overlays take effect. Starting this weekend, everyone in the 315 area code must ...

ALBANY – The state Public Service Commission on Thursday approved an area code overlay in the 315 area code region serving all or part of 18 counties in New York state, including Fulton and Hamilton ...