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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's signature 208 area code will soon co-exist with a new three-digit code starting in 2017.
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission announced Monday that the state's second area code will be 986. The new code will overlay existing 208 users rather than split the state into two divisions to assign the new number.
The second addition will require 10-digit dialing for the first time throughout the state.
Idaho has been assigned a 208 code since 1947.
Currently, 12 other states have just one area code. However, as of August, five of those are also weighing proposals to add a second area code.
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