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 ...

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 ...

Lily Tomlin doesn’t perform her Ernestine the Operator sketch too often any more. And that’s likely a good thing. The character doesn’t connect well with the kids: What’s a telephone operator? And ...

The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce & Industry has renewed its support for solving the 717 phone-number shortage by introducing an overlay. In an overlay, new phone numbers in 717 would be assigned a ...

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 ...

A new area code is bringing 10-digit dialing to residents of 16 southcentral Pennsylvania counties.The new 223 area code is being added Saturday to the area covered by the 717 area code. That's ...

Starting today, those living in the 717 area code must use 10 digits to make a phone call. They must dial 717 before the seven-digit number. Callers using only a seven-digit number will get a ...

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.

Dialing a call to your neighbor will be three digits longer come next month. The state Public Utility Commission (PUC) is reminding residents and businesses with phone numbers within the 717 area code ...

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 ...

Saturday is the day that 10-digit dialing begins in what has been the 717 area code. The change is required as a result of a new "overlay" area code -- 223 -- being activated in the 717 service area.

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, ...