BOISE - Idaho regulators say the state will get a second area code as soon as 2017, which will require 10-digit dialing for the first time throughout the state. The Idaho Public Utilities Commission ...

BOISE — Idaho used to be just one of 12 states with only one area code. That’s not the case anymore. Early this year, people across the state began receiving the new area code — 986 — which is ...

BOISE — Idaho's second area code — 986 — was approved by state regulators Monday and will be implemented in late 2017. The original 208 area code issued in 1947 has been the state's only area code ...

Idaho residents soon will have to enter an area code to call other people in the state. The Coeur d’Alene Press reports that starting in August, Idaho telephone customers must start punching in 10 ...

BOISE — Staff from the Idaho Public Utilities Commission will be conducting workshops throughout Idaho to assist telephone customers transition to a second area code and 10-digit dialing. Voluntary 10 ...

BOISE — Idaho used to be just one of 12 states with only one area code. That’s not the case anymore. Early this year, people across the state began receiving the new area code — 986 — which is ...