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10 Digit Dialing Begins

April 30, 2021 Tom Tingerthal Leave a comment

The 988 National Suicide Prevention Hotline three-digit call will begin in July of 2022, but the preparation for that hotline has already begun. The FCC announced last year, area codes across the nation that had a prefix of 988 would have to adopt 10-digit dialing. That impacts 83 area codes in 37 states. In Missouri, the area codes affected include […]

Ten Digit Local Dialing Begins April 24th

March 23, 2021 Tom Tingerthal Leave a comment

Making a phone call in four of Missouri’s six area codes, including the 660 area code, will change by the end of the year. By October of this year, you will need to dial 10 digits to call a phone within your own community. The Federal Communications Commission is mandating 10-Digit dialing in area codes that include a local prefix […]