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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Starting this Saturday, you’ll need to be ready for big changes when it comes to making calls. Right now if you have a 518 area code you simply dial the number to make a call, ...

ALBANY >> Numbers are supposed to be infinite, but when it comes to the 518 area code, we’re running low. The state Department of Public Service announced recently it will hold public statement ...

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 ...

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, N.Y. >> Capital Region phone users will have to dial three extra digits beginning Saturday when making local calls. As part of the introduction of a second area code in eastern upstate New ...

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 ...

There is no need to dial the number "1" first when 10-digit dialing begins in the 518 area code Saturday. Residents in the 17-county 518 area code must start using the area code first when making ...

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 ...