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MONTGOMERY, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With new telephone numbers in high demand, the Alabama Public Service Commission approved the implementation of the new 483 area code to overlay the existing 334 ...

But my phone number doesn’t have 988 in it, why the change? 82 area codes currently permit 7-digit dialing and also use 988 as a central office code – even if your phone number does not. The 530 area ...