The California Public Utilities Commission came to the South Bay last week to explain the proposed changes to the 408 area code and gather input from the public. Two meetings were held March 17 in Los ...

It's official: the good old 408 area code will soon be invaded by the new 669. For the first time in the Bay Area, a new area code does not mean a new area. 669 numbers will be given to new customers ...

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) - Homes and businesses using the 408 area code, mostly Santa Clara County, but including parts of Santa Cruz, Alameda and San Mateo counties, will no longer be able to dial ...

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) -- The California Public Utilities Commission is reminding South Bay residents that they will have to dial area codes for local calls beginning Saturday. The change will affect ...

Get ready to hang up on the 408, and start dialing 669. Why? The system is simply running out of numbers. State regulators this week gave final approval to a plan to replace the South Bay”s longtime ...

California regulators approved a new telephone area code for Santa Clara County, and new phone lines from Sunnyvale to Gilroy will get a 669 area code.The state Public Utilities Commission approved ...

California regulators are considering adding a new area code in Southern California as early as 2009 and could do the same in the Bay Area soon after that – starting with the 408 area code. Based on ...

Silicon Valley has had the 408 area code for 52 years. But the proliferation of cell phones, ATMs and even in-car navigational devices has exhausted the supply of numbers. "I like 408, and it is part ...