08/25/2021
For those people in the 515 area code.
š Effective October 24, 2021, MANDATORY 10-digit local dialing is required for all customers in the Iowa 319 and 515 Area Codesš
āWhy is 10-digit dialing going to be required in this area code?ā
š The FCC ordered that any area code that has the 988 prefix and has 7-digit local dialing be transitioned to 10-digit local dialing to ensure everyone is able to reach the National Su***de Prevention Lifeline using the 3-digit 988 code.
āWill everyone in the 319 and 515 area codes have to dial 10 digits for local calls?ā
š Yes. Every customer with a number from the 319 and 515 area codes will change to mandatory 10-digit dialing for local calls. Dialing 7 digits for local calls will be prohibited for all customers in the entire area code.
āWhat will be the new dialing procedure?ā
š To complete local calls, the new dialing procedure requires callers to dial the area code + telephone number. This means that all local calls in the entire 319 and 515 area codes that are currently dialed
with 7 digits will need to be dialed using the area code + telephone number.
āWhen will the dialing change become mandatory?ā
š Beginning October 24, 2021, you must dial 10 digits (area code + telephone number) for all local calls. On and after this date, local calls dialed with only 7 digits may not be completed, and a recording will inform you that your call cannot be completed as dialed. If you get this recording, you must hang up and dial again using the area code with the 7-digit telephone number.
