HARRISBURG, Pa. (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 ...

hearing on the addition of a second area code for south-central Pennsylvania drew just one speaker Thursday night. Telephone providers have said 717 phone numbers will run out by the summer of 2012.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has voted to delay splitting the 16-county area currently using the 717 area code. The PUC voted 5-0 on Thursday to delay a decision ...

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 ...

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.

(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 ...

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 ...

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has voted to delay changes to the 16-county region currently using the 717 area code while it gathers input on how to go about it. Utility commissioners ...