Missoulian

406 area code running out of numbers – but when?

HELENA – Don’t look now, but Montana’s 406 area code is scheduled to run out of numbers in five years – meaning our nearly 70-year status as a state with a single area code is coming to an end. Once ...
The Montana Standard

PSC actions extend life of single area code for Montana — for a few years, anyway

The Federal Communications Commission announced on Tuesday, October 27, that actions taken by the Montana Public Service Commission has extended the life of 406 as the exclusive area code for the ...
KHQ

Local calls will require area code due to National Suicide Prevention Lifeline rollout

HELENA, Mont. — On July 16, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) approved the designation of 988 as the new, nationwide, 3-digit abbreviated code for the National Suicide Prevention ...
Missoulian

Area code needed for local Montana calls starting this month

All local calls in Montana must be dialed with the 406 area code to connect beginning Oct. 24 due to changing federal regulations. Montana’s 406 area code currently allows seven-digit dialing to ...