A Best Buy employee in Florida was charged with fraud after allegedly using his manager’s code to heavily discount nearly 150 items that he and his accomplices purchased and pawned.

New phone numbers in Mississippi will get a new area code, starting now. Here's what to know about when, where and why the change is happening, how it could affect you. The Mississippi Public Service ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - As of Friday, you’ll need to dial 334 to get even local calls to go through, because in the next month, Alabama will get a new area code. The Alabama Public Service ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Customers in Alabama’s 334 area code region will be required to begin 10-digit dialing Jan. 23, 2026. The mandatory change follows a permissive 10-digit dialing period that allowed ...

In the modern era, where phone numbers are portable and geography is less tied to a person’s culture, area codes still hold a surprising amount of social weight. While the seven digits following an ...

Some Mississippi residents who get new phone numbers will also get a new area code.The new 471 area code will go into effect Jan. 30, 2026 for areas in the 662 area code. The new area code will not ...

Discover why this legendary area code still signals prestige, power and city pride, and how it compares to other iconic codes like 212 and 310. In the digital age, a phone number is more than just a ...

Columbus's 614 area code, overlaid with 380 in 2016, is projected to run out of numbers by 2061. Technology, rather than population growth, is the primary driver of area code exhaustion. The 614 area ...

Starting October 7, customers within the 313 area code will be required to dial 10 digits for all local calls. The change comes as preparation for the introduction of a new 679 area code. The 313 area ...