The new 959 area code is now a reality to overlay the 860 area code. Originally expected to be implemented in August 2014, the rollout was delayed because it wasn’t needed earlier. Michael Coyle, a ...

NEW BRITAIN (AP) -- Connecticut is adding a new area code to keep up with growing demand for telephone numbers. The state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority announced Monday that 959 will be ...

NEW BRITAIN >> Connecticut will be getting a new area code — 959 — by the end of summer, state utility regulators said Monday. Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority said the supply of ...

NEW BRITAIN — The new 959 area code is now being used in Connecticut. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority announced Tuesday the new code is being introduced in the calling region served by the ...

Making local phone calls in Connecticut will soon take more work. The state Department of Public Utility Control says that starting tomorrow the area code must be included for all numbers dialed, even ...

The state Department of Public Utility Control announced Monday that starting Saturday, Nov. 14, all calls must have both the original seven-digit number plus the additional three-digit area codes. If ...

NEW BRITAIN -- Get ready to start dialing more digits. Beginning Dec. 1, state residents will have to dial 10 digits to make a local call, according to a draft ruling made Monday by the state ...

NEW BRITAIN—Connecticut needs a new area code, 19 years after it got its last one. The state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority announced on Monday that 959 will be assigned where the 860 area code ...

HARTFORD, Conn. The state Department of Public Utility Control says all local telephone calls in Connecticut will require callers to include the area code, even if it's a local call. The change is ...

NEW BRITAIN >> The new 959 area code is now being used in Connecticut. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority announced Tuesday the new code is being introduced in the calling region served by the ...