The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission on Thursday voted 5-0 to delay a decision on whether to split the region and give half of it a new area code or create an overlay that would give all new ...

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 ...

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 ...

Have you heard the 411 on the 717? We are running out of phone numbers, the region’s telephone providers say. In a petition before the state Public Utility Commission, the providers want a new area ...

It won’t be long until 717 isn’t the only local area code in Lancaster County. With the supply of phone numbers with 717 area codes set to run out in the third quarter of next year, the state Public ...

HARRISBURG, Pa -- When you dial a phone number in central Pennsylvania, you're typically hitting 7 digits. That could soon change. The North American Numbering Plan Administration, known as NANPA, ...

Probably starting next summer or early fall, the area code for new telephone numbers in the saturated 717 region will be 223. The new area code was announced Tuesday by Neustar Inc., the company ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The state Public Utility Commission is addressing a looming shortage of telephone numbers in central Pennsylvania by hearing from people who live in the 16-county region that ...

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, Pa. (AP) - 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, ...