Saturday is the day that 10-digit dialing begins in what has been the 717 area code. The change is required as a result of a new "overlay" area code -- 223 -- being activated in the 717 service area.

An additional area code for the Susquehanna Valley region - the "717" - has been selected. Now, "223" will be assigned to new telephone numbers once the available supply of numbers is exhausted. Based ...

A portion of Berks and 15 other counties in Pennsylvania are getting a new area code, but numbers already being used in the 717 area code won't be affected. The state Public Utility Commission said ...

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 ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The days of seven-digit dialing are coming to an end in the 717 area code. A new 223 area code is being added Saturday to the area covered by the 717 area code. The Public ...

Mandatory 10-digit dialing will begin later this year in Berks and 15 other counties in Pennsylvania that are getting a new area code to overlay the existing 717 area code. The Pennsylvania Public ...

Here's the deal: If you already have a 717 phone number, you won't have to change it. However, if you get a new number, you might be assigned a new area code. The change comes as the Pennsylvania ...

Within the next two years, South Central Pennsylvania will add a new area code, a change that has some residents and business owners concerned. There's no question the new area code will be added. An ...

You'll soon be dialing a few more numbers when you make a phone call in Central Pennsylvania. The Public Utility Commission approved a new plan Thursday that will add a new area code for callers ...

Mandatory 10-digit dialing will begin Aug. 26 and new 223 area codes will be released Sept. 26 in Lancaster and the other 15 Pennsylvania counties with 717 area codes. The Pennsylvania Public Utility ...

WEBVTT NEWS 8'S SUSAN SHAPIRO IS HERE WITH MORE ON THE PLAN THAT WAS JUST APPROVED TODAY BY T PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION. SUSAN: THE NEED FOR PHONE NUMBERS IS GROWING THE 717 AREA CODE, THANKS IN PART, ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) --Sixteen counties in south-central Pennsylvania are getting a new area code, but numbers already being used in the 717 area code won't be affected. The Public Utility Commission ...