MISSOURI, USA — The Missouri Public Service Commission is asking people who live in the 573 area code to get comfortable dialing 10 digits for local phone calls. Ten-digit dialing will become ...

The 573 area code serves communities such as, but not limited to, Jefferson City, Columbia, Rolla, Cape Girardeau, Poplar Bluff, Sikeston, Mexico, Hannibal and Camdenton. The 573 code will not be ...

This story incorrectly stated how long the 573 area code has been in Missouri. JEFFERSON CITY − When it comes to mid-Missouri, few things remain constant: the hot, humid weather every summer, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Starting this weekend, ...

Missouri Public Service Commission officials have released instructions for 10-digit local dialing as part of the preparation process for a new area code in the region. The 235 area code will soon be ...

SOUTHEAST Mo. (KFVS) - The Missouri Public Service Commission directed the North American Numbering Plan Administrator to move to 10-digit dialing for the 573 area code communities. These communities ...

In 1996, area code 573 — including residents in Cape Girardeau and all of Southeast Missouri — was put into service when area code 314 began to run out of available telephone numbers because of ...

The Missouri Public Service Commission has directed the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) to proceed with an overlay plan to alleviate the exhaustion of available telephone numbers ...