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 ...

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 ...

Attention, 315’ers — there’s a new kid coming to the block. The 315 area code “numbering plan area” is on track to run out of numbers by early 2017, and the New York state Public Service Commission ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:38:43 GMT — ALBANY, NY (04/24/2008; 1520)(readMedia)-- The New York State Public Service Commission will hold public statement hearings concerning options for area code relief in ...

New York - Starting on March 11, 2017, phone customers who live within the existing 315 area code region who request new service may be assigned a 680 area code. Frontier Communications announced ...

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 ...

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 ...

There will be a new 680 area code for residents and businesses in the 18 counties of the existing 315 area code region in central New York. With the addition of the 680 code, there are now 17 area ...

Move over 315; 680 invades today. If you’re a telephone customer in the 315 area code, you’ve probably received a notice from your service provider regarding a new area code overlay that begins today.

I fail to see how we are running out of phone numbers within the 315 area code. There are approximately 1.5 million residents in the calling area. There are probably 600,000 households and 50,000 ...