If you have a phone number in the 740 area code, mandatory 10 digit dialing began over the weekend. The change is the next step in preparing for the overlay of the 220 area code. All phone calls ...

There aren’t enough numbers in the 740 area code to accommodate anticipated demand, so state utility regulators are preparing to introduce a new code by early 2015. Now, they’re asking people to weigh ...

Southeastern Ohioans have spoken, and they want to keep their 740 area code, even if that means dialing a longer phone number. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio says 70% of residents who ...

Officials want those who live and work in the region served by the 740 area code to update their dialing habits ahead of a new area code's debut. Matt Schilling, spokesman for the Public Utilities ...

MARIETTA – On March 21 everyone within the 740 area code in Ohio will have to add that three-digit prefix to make phone calls. In April, a second area code, 220, goes into service within the 740 area.

Telephone customers in the 740 are being asked to vote on two proposals to create a new area code for parts of central and southeast Ohio. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio said Wednesday it has ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Callers in central and southeast Ohio’s 740 area code are beginning to need 10 numbers to make local calls as preparations are made for the addition of a new 220 area code in ...

MARION – Beginning March 21, all local calls made within the Ohio 740 area code must be placed using the 10- or 11-digit telephone number (area code plus the seven-digit telephone number or 1 plus the ...