The Houston area is running out of telephone numbers and will soon add a fifth area code to accommodate its growing population. According to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Houston's four ...

First there was 510, then came 925, and now, parts of the East Bay will welcome a new telephone area code: 341. The California Public Utilities Commission approved the new digits Thursday. The 341 ...

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission on Wednesday approved a second telephone area code for the area using the 405 prefix in central Oklahoma. Called an “overlay,” the plan will add a yet-to-be ...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A new area code is coming to North Carolina. The new code will be 472 and it will overlay the existing 910 area code and will serve the same geographic area but will not ...

Eastern Shore of Virginia residents signing up for new telephone lines may get a new area code. Virginia's State Corporation Commission said on its website that beginning May 9, new telephone lines or ...

Telekom wants to be one of the last providers to set up an “SMS firewall” in 2025. Protection against unwanted contact via telephone numbers is much older and has left numerous traces in pop culture.

SOUTHEASTERN, N.C. (WECT) - It seems like a lot of things are in short supply these days, including our area code. Organizers with the North American Numbering Plan Administrator said that the supply ...

There will be 10 million new phone numbers distributed across London (Picture: Rex Shutterstock) London is to get 10 million more landline phone numbers this year to meet rising demand fuelled by new ...