Some US callers must now use 10-digit dialing as FCC sets up 988 crisis hotline

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Callers in parts of 35 states and one US territory now have to dial 10 digits to make a local phone call, as the US prepares to implement 988 as the three-digit number to quickly reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

There are 82 area codes throughout these states and Guam that allow seven-digit dialing and currently use"988" as the first three numbers of a seven-digit telephone number, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Beginning on Sunday, October 24, callers in these states that were able to make calls with seven digits must now dial the full 10 digit number -- their area code and telephone number -- to place local calls, according to the FCC.

The US states affected by the mandatory 10-digit dialing include: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

 

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LOCAL calls. Some small communities do not require area codes to make calls if it’s the same for the entire area. Larger more urban areas may have multiple codes intermingled. Crisis requires being able to act quickly.

I haven't had a landline for a little over 20 years. Can't remember the last time I dialed a number without the area code?

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