SAN JOSE (CBS SF) - Homes and businesses using the 408 area code, mostly Santa Clara County, but including parts of Santa Cruz, Alameda and San Mateo counties, will no longer be able to dial ...

The California Public Utilities Commission came to the South Bay last week to explain the proposed changes to the 408 area code and gather input from the public. Two meetings were held March 17 in Los ...

It's official: the good old 408 area code will soon be invaded by the new 669. For the first time in the Bay Area, a new area code does not mean a new area. 669 numbers will be given to new customers ...

Get ready to hang up on the 408, and start dialing 669. Why? The system is simply running out of numbers. State regulators this week gave final approval to a plan to replace the South Bay”s longtime ...

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is reminding South Bay residents that they will have to dial area codes for local calls beginning Saturday, Oct. 20. Show your support for local ...

The change will affect residents of Santa Clara County and parts of Alameda and Santa Cruz counties in the 408 area code, and is occurring because a new 669 area code is being added to the region.

California regulators are considering adding a new area code in Southern California as early as 2009 and could do the same in the Bay Area soon after that – starting with the 408 area code. Based on ...

Known as an area code overlay, the two area codes will work together in the same South Bay region that includes much of the tech industry-heavy Silicon Valley that has just about run out of ...