Announcement
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Announcement
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10 digit dialing begins Saturday in 317 area code
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Date Posted
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October 12, 2016 2:33 PM
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Group
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All Neighbors
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Importance
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Normal
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Category
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General
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Description
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INDIANAPOLIS - Starting Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, even local phone calls in central Indiana's 317 area code will require 10 digits. This means you will need to dial "317-555-5555" instead of "555-5555" to call your next-door neighbor or local pizza parlor.
If you try to make a local phone call by only punching in seven digits on or after Saturday, you will hear a recording asking you to retry the call with the "317" area code included.
The change to 10-digit dialing was needed so a new 463 area code could be added to Indianapolis and most of its suburbs. New 463 numbers will be added in a way that will allow all consumers with existing 317 phone numbers to keep them.
Starting next month, newly-assigned telephone numbers may include the new 463 area code. The "overlay" method has been common for new area code additions since 2008, including the 812/930 overlay implemented in southern Indiana last year.