To ensure a continuing supply of telephone numbers, and new 986 area code will be added to the area served by 208, according to the Public Utilities Commission. This is known as an area code overlay.

BOISE — Staff from the Idaho Public Utilities Commission will be conducting workshops throughout Idaho to assist telephone customers transition to a second area code and 10-digit dialing. Voluntary 10 ...

[image-1]Not long ago, the Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline needed to redirect phone calls to out-of-state counselors following years without any regular state funding. When it relaunched in 2012, ...