ALABAMA (WRBL) — The Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) announced Thursday that the scheduled implementation of a new area code will begin in late February 2026. According to PSC officials, the ...

With new telephone numbers in high demand, the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved the implementation of the new 471 area code to overlay the existing 662 area code region. The 471 area ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - As of Friday, you’ll need to dial 334 to get even local calls to go through, because in the next month, Alabama will get a new area code. The Alabama Public Service ...

Many Verizon mobile users experienced a major service disruption on Wednesday afternoon, with customers reporting that their phones suddenly went into SOS mode. Affected customers who want to check ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WTVY) - Phone calls made in the Wiregrass and other parts of southeast and central Alabama will be undergoing changes over the next two months. Beginning January 23, those that have ...

PHOENIX — Sometime in the next five years or so, some Southern Arizona residents are going to find out that their new neighbors have a different area code. But no current customer will get a new ...

More than a decade after Uber and Lyft gave Bay Area passengers new choices for local transportation, a fresh rollout of robotaxi (and robotaxi-ish) services is here. Waymo is growing fast. Tesla has ...

Phone scams have become increasingly sophisticated in recent years. One-ring calls and other phone scams target millions of Americans each year, and the tactics used by scammers evolve quickly. New ...

Starting October 7, customers within the 313 area code will be required to dial 10 digits for all local calls. The change comes as preparation for the introduction of a new 679 area code. The 313 area ...

A 4.3 earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 2:56 a.m. Pacific time about 1 mile southeast of Berkeley, ...

Starting in three weeks, Metro Detroiters will have to dial 10 digits to complete phone calls. The change takes effect Oct. 7 and applies to calls made by customers in the 313 area code, the Michigan ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The looming threat of a second area code in Montana reared its controversial head again at ...