Happy 208 day, Treasure Valley! To celebrate, Moug & Angie jumped on the Sea Shanty trend and wrote and produced our very own song, "208 Sea Shanty!" Hear it here!
After August 5, if you try to make a call without dialing an area code you will get a recording that says to hang up and try again.
You will have to dial the full 10-digit phone number, including area code 208 or Idaho’s second area code 986, which will be issued to new users starting September 5...
Idaho is easing its way into 10-digit dialing. It’s called the "permissive dialing period," which means the 208 area code can be added to all local dialing. By this time next year, it will be mandatory.
The Public Utilities Commission wanted to allow plenty of time for us to get used the 10-digit dialing...
Our state of Idaho will soon join most others with multiple area codes. While we've had the ability to just use 7-digit dialing, that will soon come to an end. Ready for 986?