ALBANY, N.Y. >> The new 838 area code is taking effect for new phone service in eastern New York. The state Public Service Commission says as of Tuesday, customers seeking new service or an additional ...

A second area code will soon be added to the 518 area to accommodate growing demand for phone numbers. The Public Service Commission on Thursday approved a plan to overlay the new area code, instead ...

ALBANY >> Current 518 residents won’t have to fear a geographic split of the area code any longer. The State Public Service Commission announced today an area code overlay for the 518 area code, which ...

The 518 area code long associated with the Capital Region and upper Hudson Valley may be changing in the next couple of years. A series of public hearings will be held over the next two weeks by the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) New York regulators say the new telephone area code that will be added to eastern New York's 518 region will be 838. The Public... Sep 21, 2016 — ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) New York ...

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Some changes may be coming for the 518 region and it could affect the way we make local phone calls. Public statement hearing will be going on Tuesday an continue ...

Local residents getting a new phone number next year may end up having an 838 area code, according to the New York State Public Service Commission. The PSC approved an area code overlay that will ...

PLATTSBURGH — Residential, business and wireless customers within the 518 area code are being advised to prepare for new phone dialing requirements coming this year. In September 2016, the New York ...

At the Crandall Library in Glens Falls, users of the 518 area code were asked a tough question: because the combination of seven-digit numbers is running out, given the growing ubiquity of mobile ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) The days of 7-digit dialing are coming to an end in eastern New York's 518 area code region. The state Public Service Commission... Sep 16, 2016 — ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) The days of ...