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Procedure to dial local calls will be changing for residents


Making local phone calls is going to change in the near future.

Because of changes by the Federal Communications Commission, beginning in April, local residents will have to dial 11 digits when making local calls, according to officials at Sierra Tel.

The move comes in preparation for the FCC’s adoption of 988 as the new three digit number to be used nationwide to reach the National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline, starting July 16, 11-digit dialing is being implemente...

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