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In some areas even local calls require an area code. There was a change not too long ago that increased the number of areas like that. https://www.usatoday.com/

• mcdonje 4y ago
  That's interesting. Per the explanation on the FCC page, it's so all numbers that start with 988 go to the 988 line. I guess they want to catch misdials by callers who need the service, but are only able to catch one class of misdial (extraneous trailing digits) without requiring thousands of people to change their numbers. There were obviously some hard conversations behind that choice.
  • Taniwha 4y ago
    It's not just trailing digits, if you don't have a call button (like a traditional home phone, push button, or rotary) you need to know when the dialing has finished so that you can make the cell call