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Archive Home > 2009 > June > 29 > New area code to spark change

New area code to spark change

Get used to dialing the extra numbers now

By Erin Golden / The Bulletin
June 29, 2009

Central Oregon’s new telephone area code won’t kick in until early next year, but starting July 12, officials want residents to start dialing more digits when they make calls.

Last year, the Oregon Public Utilities Commission decided it was time for most of the state to get a....

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