Scams are becoming more and more prevalent, and simply blocking unwanted calls doesn’t always do the trick. They’re so common that experts have coined the term “scam economy.” Unfortunately, it’s easy ...
If your phone rings just once from a three-digit area code, you may assume the call is coming from somewhere in the United States and be tempted to call the number back. But satisfying your curiosity ...
In the beginning, there were telephones, but no telephone numbers. Calls were placed by operators, who connected people by name. Then came numbers, but the first phone numbers were short — “5” could ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS — There will be a big change for ...
Greater-Philadelphia residents are running out of phone numbers starting with 215 and 267 so a third area code will soon be issued in the region. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) ...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- With 415 area code phone numbers in short supply, at least one company is capitalizing on high demand by selling them for thousands of dollars. Ed Mance runs the ...
POMONA, Calif. (KABC) -- A new area code could soon be added to cities served by the 909. That has local businesses worried about what that means for their existing numbers and advertising. Today the ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The deadline is Sunday to ...
From today, people in five areas of the UK will need to include the area code when they dial a local number from a landline. In the same way as numbers are dialled from mobile phone, callers in areas ...