New area code expected in northeast Oklahoma by late 2011
TULSA (AP) — The 918 area code is expected to run out of telephone numbers by late 2011, and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission is asking the public how to fix the dilemma, state officials said Thursday.
An explosion of telecommunications devices in recent years, along with "hidden" numbers assigned to things like alarm systems and ATMs, are eating up available numbers, prompting the need for a new area code in ...
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