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New Phone Dialing Rules Now in Effect in 845, Other Area Codes

October 29, 2021 by Jeff Lewis

As of this past Sunday, everyone in 82 area codes in 36 different states now needs to dial the area code and phone number, even if you’re calling within the same area code. Here in New York, that includes 845, 914, 516, 607 and 716. The transition to 10-digit dialing is mandated by the FCC to make room for the “988” National Suicide Prevention Lifeline starting next July. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says here in 845, we don’t have to add an additional number “one” at the beginning of a call…

You may have already noticed local calls dialed with only seven digits may not be completed, and you get that recording telling you the call cannot be completed as dialed. Verizon urges customers to make sure all services that use a phone number, such as security and medical alert systems, must all be changed to work properly. For more information about the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, visit their website.

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