Wisconsin is getting a new telephone area code as 608 runs out of assignable prefixes, the three digits in a phone number following the area code. Area code 353 will be used for new telephone ...

MADISON, Wis. (WEAU) - The Federal Communications Commission is reminding most Wisconsin residents that 10-digit dialing for all phone calls begins October 24. The FCC wants everyone in the 262, 414, ...

Residents in the 262 area code in southeast Wisconsin are now required to dial 10 digits (area code plus phone number) for all local calls. Starting today (Sunday, Oct. 24), local calls dialed with ...

MADISON, Wis. — With available phone numbers tied to the 608 area code set to run out within a year and a half, residents of south-central and southwestern Wisconsin will soon have another area code ...

A new Wisconsin area code will go into effect in September in the southwest and south central regions of the state. The new area code, 353, will be the first in Wisconsin since 2010. Due to the ...

MILWAUKEE - The 262 area code, adopted two years ago in parts of southeastern Wisconsin, could run out of numbers in three years, phone industry experts say. The 262 area code, adopted in 1999 to ...