ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – People living in the 518 will have to begin dialing the area code before making local calls next week. On Saturday, August 19, telephone users with the 518 area code will be ...

ALBANY, N.Y. >> State regulators say a new area code will be phased in starting this month throughout the 518 area code in eastern New York. The state Public Service Commission in 2016 approved the ...

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, 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 ...

ALBANY, NY--(Marketwired - Aug 15, 2017) - Customers within the existing 518 area code should be prepared for the introduction of the new 838 area code. FirstLight, a leading fiber-optic bandwidth ...

CAPITAL REGION — The 518 is no longer the only area code in northeastern New York; the first telephone numbers using the new 838 area code were to be issued Wednesday. The change, launched under ...

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 ...

"Welcome to the 518" might not mean much in a few years. Regulators in Albany are being asked by the telecom industry to approve a second area code that would supplement the current 518 area code used ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The New York State Public Service Commission is holding public hearings on a possible new area code in the 518 region. According to the Commission, new area codes are given in ...

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 Service Commission last week approved the "overlay" ...