EDMONTON – The Alberta area served by area codes 403, 587, 780 and 852 will get an additional area code – 368 – starting April 23.
“The introduction of the new 368 area code is in response to the increasing demand for phone numbers in the region, ensuring residents and businesses continue to have enough numbers to meet demand into the future,” explains a press release issued by the Telecommunications Alliance, which runs communications on behalf of Canada’s major telecom service providers regarding the introduction of new area codes.
“The new area code will be introduced gradually starting on April 23. After this date, consumers and businesses requesting a new phone number may receive one with the new area code,” said Kelly T. Walsh, program manager of the Canadian Numbering Administrator, in the release.
Existing numbers will continue to have the same area code and local calling areas will remain the same, the release explains. Local calls will need to be dialed using 10 digits including the area code, while special numbers including 211, 311, 411, 611 and 911 will still be dialed with only three digits.
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