Many residents in northeastern and central Pennsylvania will have to make calls by dialing 10 digits starting this fall. The state Public Utility Commission said Wednesday that customers within the ...

West Scranton residents Don and Cheryl Tucker changed their cellphone carriers earlier this year and each was assigned a new phone number with a 272 area code. At first, they thought it was a mistake.

Love the local cache that comes with the 570 area code? Then you’re in luck. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission unanimously decided Thursday to approve an overlay plan that lets current 570 ...

The state Public Utility Commission announced the area code overlay for the 570 region will be 272. The move will require that people dial 10 digits for all local phone calls as new phones are issued ...

This time next year, you may have to dial all 10 digits of a local phone number. With available phone numbers running out in the 570 area code, the state Public Utility Commission on Thursday approved ...

West Scranton residents Don and Cheryl Tucker changed their cellphone carriers earlier this year and each was assigned a new phone number with a 272 area code. At first, they thought it was a mistake.

LEWISBURG — Get ready to press more buttons and remember new numbers: 10-digit dialing for 570 area code numbers and a new area code are coming to the Valley, the Pennsylvania Public Utility ...

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission announced that the area code overlay for the 570 area will be 272, a move that will eventually require 10-digit dialing for all local phone calls. The North ...