New telephone lines or services started in “the 757″ may now be assigned the new 948 area code beginning Monday. Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) began requiring 10-digit dialing last ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The 757 now officially has a second area code: 948. With this new area code in Hampton Roads comes a new way to dial numbers. The 757 area code, launched back in 1996 by splitting off ...

Permissive 10-digit dialing will begin for Virginians living in the 757 area code region on Saturday, Sept. 11. This is the first step in a 2020 relief plan approved by the State Corporation ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - The Hampton Roads area will now have a new area code. The State Corporation Commission announced Wednesday that the North American Numbering Plan Administrator has assigned a new ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) – The “757” will soon include the “948”, at least when it comes to the area code. The State Corporation Commission (SCC) announced Wednesday that it has approved the new 948 ...

Eastern Shore of Virginia residents signing up for new telephone lines may get a new area code. Virginia's State Corporation Commission said on its website that beginning May 9, new telephone lines or ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia state regulators are seeking public comments on a new area code in the southeastern part of the state as the 757 code runs out of new numbers. The State Corporation ...

The next time there’s this much fuss in Hampton Roads about a number, it will be the year 2000. But for now, the commotion involves three numbers, not four, and a location, not a century. The numbers ...

NORFOLK, Va. — We now know when Hampton Roads is getting a new area code. The current 757 area code isn't going away, but we are running out of numbers for it. Last year, the State Corporation ...

Mandatory 10-digit dialing (3-digit area code + the 7-digit telephone number) begins April 9 for Virginians living in the 757 area code region. Local calls made with just seven digits will not be ...