Residents in telephone area codes 708 and 219 join others across the nation in having to dial all 10 digits, even when placing calls locally. The change, effective Oct. 24, is part of a Federal ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WNDU) - Everyone in northern Indiana’s 574 and 219 telephone area codes will be required to use 10 digits, rather than seven, to make local phone calls beginning later this year.

INDIANAPOLIS --- Northwest Indiana gets to keep the 219 area code after all. In the end, the decision came down to the luck of the draw, with Lake and Porter counties competing in a lottery-style ...

The change went into effect earlier this year, but it's now mandatory: local calls in the 574 and 219 area codes, in northern Indiana and southwest Michigan, require you to dial all 10 digits of a ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) — Starting Sunday, residents across northern Indiana must use all 10 digits to make a phone call, even if it is local. The switch affects phones in the 219 ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) -- Communications companies and state agencies are expecting a smooth switch on Friday to mandatory use of the new telephone area codes in northern Indiana. That is the day the ...

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission and the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor issued this news release today: INDIANAPOLIS (April 23, 2021) -- Beginning tomorrow, Saturday, Apr. 24, ...

Like many local people, I remember the 219 area code which used to stretch across the top of Indiana. But with the rise of internet lines, cell phones and other devices needing distinct phone numbers, ...

Beginning Sunday, Northwest Indiana residents must use 10 digits when making phone calls within Indiana’s 219 area code or the call won’t be completed. The 10-digit calling change is required to ...

(WNDU) - Beginning Saturday, Apr. 24, everyone in northern Indiana’s 574 and 219 telephone area codes is encouraged to start using 10 digits, rather than seven, to make local phone calls. Local calls ...