Washington, DC, April 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- All customers with the 202 area code should prepare for 10-digit dialing and the introduction of the new 771 area code. The 771 area code will be ...

DCPSC announces new 771 area code for the District of Columbia. Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (Commission) announced ...

After more than half a century, the District’s beloved 202 area code is running out of numbers. The impending shortage, announced recently by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA), ...

WASHINGTON — QUESTION: If a new area code is put in place for a city, does that mean you have to change your current phone number or will lose it if it has the old area code? ANSWER: You do not need ...

When it comes to calls placed by Washingtonians, 771 is the new 202. With the 202 area code expected to run out of numbers by the end of 2022, D.C. has been assigned 771 as its replacement. The new ...

We’re making the call: it’s the start of a new era. The D.C. Public Service Commission announced Monday that the District’s new (771) area code will start being assigned to phones and services in the ...

The countdown is finally here: No, we’re not talking about season three of the Crown, a certain first Tuesday of November, or even the end of the year 2020. We’re talking about the countdown toward ...

If you have a D.C. phone number, you may want to hold on to it. Phone numbers with the 202 area code are expected to run out as early as 2023, according to the company that administers area codes ...

The area code 202 is synonymous with D.C. — it’s been the District’s sole area code for more than 70 years. But come 2022, when new phone numbers are forecast to run out, there’ll be a new three-digit ...

In just a few short years, D.C. could be a city divided—by little more than a three-digit number. The supply of phone numbers with the city’s (202) area code is shrinking, raising the possibility that ...