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Seven-digit dialing is a telephone dialing procedure customary in some territories of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for dialing telephone numbers in the same numbering plan area (NPA). NANP telephone numbers consist of ten digits, of which the leading three are the area code.
Oct 19, 2021 · Starting Sunday, Oct. 24, callers in 82 area codes across 35 states and one U.S. territory will be required to use their three-digit area code before punching in the seven-digit phone...
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To ensure that calls to 988 reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, all covered providers were required to implement 10-digit dialing in areas that both use seven-digit dialing and use 988 as the first three numbers in seven-digit phone numbers.
May 17, 2024 · As of April 24, 2021, consumers are advised to dial 10 digits (area code + telephone number) for all local calls. However, if they forget and dial just 7 digits, their call will still be completed. Beginning October 24, 2021, consumers must dial 10 digits for all local calls. Why do all 6-10 phone numbers have 7 digits?
There will be a new dialing procedure for areas of the country that use 7-digit dialing and 988 is used as the first three numbers in seven-digit phone numbers. To complete all local calls, consumers will need to dial their area code + telephone number.
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Area Codes; Alaska: 907: Alabama: 205, 251, 256, 334: Arkansas: 479, 501, 870: Arizona: 480, 520, 602, 623, 928: California: 209, 213, 310, 323, 408, 415, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 661, 707, 714, 760, 805, 818, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 949, 951: Colorado: 303, 719, 970: Connecticut: 203, 860: District of Columbia: 202: Delaware: 302 ...
A local US phone number is one that connects to a phone line in a specific geographic area. Local numbers have 10 digits – a 3 digit area code, followed by a 7 digit local number. For example: 555-123-4567. Here, 555 is the area code and 123-4567 is the local phone number.
