Missoulian

406 area code running out of numbers – but when?

HELENA – Don’t look now, but Montana’s 406 area code is scheduled to run out of numbers in five years – meaning our nearly 70-year status as a state with a single area code is coming to an end. Once ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

The 406 area code is running out of room, but a new strategy is likely to extend its life

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 ...
The Montana Standard

PSC actions extend life of single area code for Montana — for a few years, anyway

The Federal Communications Commission announced on Tuesday, October 27, that actions taken by the Montana Public Service Commission has extended the life of 406 as the exclusive area code for the ...
KHQ

Scam victim warns others of (406) area code

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 ...
KHQ

Local calls will require area code due to National Suicide Prevention Lifeline rollout

HELENA, Mont. — On July 16, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) approved the designation of 988 as the new, nationwide, 3-digit abbreviated code for the National Suicide Prevention ...