Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Mandatory 10-digit dialing will begin later this year in 16 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

HARRISBURG — It's about to take a little longer for people in the 717 area code in central Pennsylvania to make phone calls. The state Public Utility Commission said Tuesday that on Aug. 26, callers ...

(WHTM) — When dialing the phone or texting someone, you may notice three numbers that come before the actual phone number. Area codes have been around since the 1940s and are apart of the North ...

With phone numbers in the 717 area code projected to be used up in the third quarter of 2012, the state Public Utility Commission is seeking public input on a proposal to create an “overlay” of a new ...