The Gazette

10-digit dialing for 319, 515 Iowa area codes starts Sunday

Starting Sunday, Oct. 24, Iowans in the 319 and 515 area codes will need to dial all 10 digits of a phone number to make a call. The new requirement from the Federal Communications Commission makes ...
The Gazette

10-digit dialing for 319 and 515 area codes required to make way for 988 suicide hotline

Though dialing a full 10-digit phone number may seem like an inconvenience, crisis intervention providers in the Corridor say that small sacrifice could make a huge difference in the life of someone ...
Des Moines Register

Many Iowans soon will soon have to dial area code when making phone calls. Here's why.

Limber up your fingers: 10-digit dialing starts Oct. 24 in the 515 and 319 area codes. Under a new Federal Communications Commission rule, people who live in the 515 (Des Moines) and 319 (Iowa City, ...
ABC Kcrg 9

TV9 Rewind: Regulators float 10-digit phone dialing

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - It was just a few years ago when the Federal Communications Commission started requiring Iowans in the 515 and 319 area codes to dial all 10 digits in a phone number. The ...