Jun. 8—In order to address the amount of phone numbers that will be needed in the future, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Thursday approved a request for a new "area code overlay" ...

A second area code — 820 — for those already in the 805 will mean a different way of calling for people on the Central Coast, with a 6-month practice period kicking off Dec. 1 (Verizon map) A second ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new phone area code “overlay” has been approved for the 440 zone, with officials saying the current code soon will run out of available numbers. The Public Utilities Commission of ...