Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The looming threat of a second area code in Montana reared its controversial head again at ...

HELENA, Mont. — All local calls in Montana must be dialed with the 406 area code to connect beginning Oct. 24 due to changing federal regulations. Montana’s 406 area code currently allows seven-digit ...

Montana’s 406 area code is rapidly running out of room for new numbers and the state’s Public Service Commission has asked the Federal Communications Commission for an extension on adding a second ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 13—Beginning Oct. 24, 2021, all local calls in Montana must be dialed with the 406 area code to connect. Montana's 406 area ...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Public Service Commission is trying to delay Montana’s need for a second area code. The PSC asked the Federal Communications Commission about 18 months ago for a ...

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GREAT FALLS, Mont. – A new scam is targeting seniors, using local numbers to contact elderly people. Kay Goulet said she only answered a call recently because the number had a (406) area code. She ...

Better Business Bureau is warning Montana residents with a 406 area code of a phone scam that appears to come from a legitimate Verizon customer service phone number. Faking genuine phone numbers is a ...

All local calls in Montana must be dialed with the 406 area code to connect beginning Oct. 24 due to changing federal regulations.