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Maine's sole area code, the iconic 207, will eventually lose that distinction. PHOTO / WILLIAM HALL Two-zero-seven, the area code that’s as synonymous with Maine as lobster or wild blueberries, has ...

Nov. 26—The Maine Public Utilities Commission approved the consolidation of more than 100 phone rate centers, which should free up thousands of phone numbers in the 207 area code. Chair Philip ...

Maine’s utility regulator said it’s not ready to call time on the 207 statewide area code, now that new data show it won’t be used up until the end of 2025, a year after originally feared. The Maine ...

MAINE (WABI) - Maine’s 207 area code will be sticking around for many more years to come. Friday, the North American Numbering Plan Administrator says the state’s iconic area code will be extended to ...

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A public commission examining whether Maine needs to add a new area code has determined it likely does, though it is asking telecommunications companies for more information.