ALBANY, N.Y. >> The new 838 area code is taking effect for new phone service in eastern New York. The state Public Service Commission says as of Tuesday, customers seeking new service or an additional ...

ALBANY, N.Y. >> State regulators say a new area code will be phased in starting this month throughout the 518 area code in eastern New York. The state Public Service Commission in 2016 approved the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – People living in the 518 will have to begin dialing the area code before making local calls next week. On Saturday, August 19, telephone users with the 518 area code will be ...

The 518 area code long associated with the Capital Region and upper Hudson Valley may be changing in the next couple of years. A series of public hearings will be held over the next two weeks by the ...

The 518 era is dialing down as the new 838 code for the Capital Region is phased in this month. Starting March 18 and ending Aug. 19, customers can dial either seven or 10 digits (the area code plus ...

Tupper Lake When the new 838 area code was launched back on Sept. 19 to supplement the nearly exhausted 518 area code, most people assumed that the new phone numbers would be issued in the biggest ...

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Some changes may be coming for the 518 region and it could affect the way we make local phone calls. Public statement hearing will be going on Tuesday an continue ...

ALBANY, N.Y. >> Capital Region phone users will have to dial three extra digits beginning Saturday when making local calls. As part of the introduction of a second area code in eastern upstate New ...