With new telephone numbers in high demand, the Tennessee Public Utility Commission approved the addition of the new 729 area code to the existing 423 area code region, which covers two non-contiguous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Tennessee Public Utility Commission approved a new 729 area code for the existing 423 region in eastern Tennessee. The change ...

A new area code, 729, will soon join the existing 423 area code serving most of East Tennessee. State regulators last week approved the creation of the new area code in the growing region since the ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – New phones sold in our area may soon be assigned a new area code. The Tennessee Public Utility Commission has designated the 423 area code as needing relief. This is ...

A state panel has approved a plan mandating 10-digit dialing for residents living in the 423 area code to make local phone calls. The Tennessee Public Utility Commission earlier this week unanimously ...

There are many signs of an area's growth - more and taller apartment buildings, new schools and more traffic chief among them. But, every once in a while, more people also means a new area code to ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - With a new area code coming to East Tennessee in September, 10-digit dialing will be required beginning next week. The Tennessee Public Utility Commission announced on ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — A new area code 729 will soon be added to the existing 423 region, which covers cities like Bristol, Chattanooga, Johnson City, and Kingsport and others. Here’s what you ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — East Tennessee will soon have another new area code, and it's going to add three more digits to many people's local calls. The new area code, 729, is being added to the 423 area ...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – Population growth in East Tennessee has required the state to add an additional area code to the current 423 area code. “The North American Numbering Plan administrator ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) -- Johnson City commissioners haven't abandoned the possibility of repairs to Freedom Hall's swimming pool even as they mull a $37 million new aquatic center. JOHNSON CITY, ...