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 ...

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 ...

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.

hearing on the addition of a second area code for south-central Pennsylvania drew just one speaker Thursday night. Telephone providers have said 717 phone numbers will run out by the summer of 2012.

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 ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Mandatory 10-digit dialing will begin later this year in 16 ...