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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The state Public Utility Commission on Thursday voted to split the 717 area code and assign a new, yet-to-be-determined code for parts of Berks, Carbon, Monroe, Northampton and Schuylkill counties. A ...

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, ...

Want to have a say in how the shortage of new phone numbers in the 717 area code is solved? Here’s a chance to share your thoughts with the state Public Utility Commission, which is tackling the issue ...

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 ...

HARRISBURG -- Pretty soon, if you're making a local call in the 717 area code, you're going to have to do some extra dialing. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued a reminder Tuesday to ...

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 ...

The 717 area code was established in 1947. Some of you may remember a time when it serviced a great deal more of eastern Pennsylvania than it does today. In fact, 717 was the largest area code on the ...