GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – Beginning on April 23, all local calls made within the North Carolina 336 area code must use the 10-digit telephone number when using a home telephone service or cellular ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — State officials from ...

Dialing an area code for all phone calls in the Triad will be mandatory as part of a state regulatory decision that adds a 743 area code for future phone numbers. The N.C. Utilities Commission said ...

RALEIGH, N.C.-- People who live in the Piedmont Triad should prepare for two changes that start this weekend involving your phone. First, the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) has added a 743 ...

The North Carolina Utilities Commission has provided an overlay area code for the 336 code coverage area, much like the 980 overlay code for 704. The area includes the cities of Winston-Salem, ...

The new 743 Area Code Overlay is for the region currently served by the 336 area code. As the Triad prepares to welcome a new area code next year, dialers can use a full 10-digit number when making ...

Many Americans experience number overload in the 21st century. Take a moment and think about all the different numbers one might use on a regular basis: ATM PIN, employee identification, school lunch, ...

It's getting crowded in the 336. The Lexington Dispatch reports the 336 area code will hit capacity by 2016 and the N.C. Utilities Commission is weighing how to address the matter. Neustar Inc., in ...

The State of North Carolina Utilities Commission in Raleigh is considering requiring residents in the 336 area code to dial 10 digits for local calls. The area code is not required now for making ...

RALEIGH — People living in North Carolina's 336 area code will need to limber up their fingers, and some of them will need to learn a new area code altogether. The N.C. Utilities Commission says all ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- Part of North Carolina is getting a new area code. State officials announced the new 743 area code has been approved for the Piedmont area. It will overlay the current 336 ...