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Seven-digit dialing is out
- Seven-digit dialing is out, 10-digit dialing is in. 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 number when calling a local number, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
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1-800-273-TALK will remain operational operational and will route calls to 988 indefinitely. Unrelated to the "988" transition, the "202" area code moved to 10-digit dialing on October 9, 2021. Calls dialed using only seven digits will no longer be completed.
Oct 19, 2021 · USA TODAY. 0:03. 0:56. Seven-digit dialing is out, 10-digit dialing is in. Starting Sunday, Oct. 24, callers in 82 area codes across 35 states and one U.S. territory will be required to use...
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.
May 20, 2024 · Depending on where you live, you may need to use a 10-digit number instead of a 7-digit number to make local calls. Remember to update telephone numbers for services such as automatic dialing equipment, or other types of equipment that are programmed to dial a 7-digit number will need to be reprogrammed to use the new dialing procedures.
Mar 25, 2021 · It’s worth noting that seven-digit calling isn’t going away for everyone — there are only 37 states with affected area codes, and in some of those states it will only cover specific regions.
