MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Starting next week, central Alabama telephone users in the 205 area code must dial those three digits along with the seven-digit telephone number when making a local call.

Callers in central Alabama will notice a dialing change this month. Starting Oct, 12, users in the 205 area code must dial the three digits along with the seven-digit telephone number when making a ...

St. Clair County and parts of Talladega County are getting an additional area code. At its regular business meeting this month, the Alabama Public Service Commission approved an overlay of the new ...

CENTRAL ALABAMA (WIAT) — AT&T announced there will be a new area code in the 205 area code region that will affect many people in the area. To ensure a continuing supply of telephone numbers, the ...

The days of dialing 7-digits for a local call in Alabama's 205 area code are at an end.The Alabama Public Service Commission says 10-digits will be required to make a local call in the 205 area code, ...

St. Clair County and parts of Talladega County are getting an additional area code. At its regular business meeting this month, the Alabama Public Service Commission approved an overlay of the new ...

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Americans around the country are seemingly attached at the hip to their phones, and use them all the time. Alabamians are no exception. “Several times a day,” said Bobbie ...

A new area code now exists for the Birmingham area. The new area code - 659 - will overlay the 205 area code. So what does that mean? It means both area codes 205 and 659 will serve the same area. If ...

Later this month, phone calls made within the 205 area code will require all 10 digits to be placed. This mandatory 10-digit dialing for local calls — area code plus the telephone number — takes ...

Alabama will soon add 659 to its list of area codes. Starting in April, part of the western central part of Alabama, including Jefferson County, will be covered by an overlay area code – 659 – in ...