The first thing you should know is that some people think we’re a bunch of weenies. When Connecticut utility officials attend multistate conferences, the non-Connecticut types don’t get it. What’s all ...

A large part of Connecticut on Saturday officially gets a new area code: 959. The code will cover the same geographic region now covered by the 860 area code, which is roughly all but the southwestern ...

The new 959 area code is now a reality to overlay the 860 area code. Originally expected to be implemented in August 2014, the rollout was delayed because it wasn’t needed earlier. Michael Coyle, a ...

The 860 area code is being phased out for new numbers moving forward in the region and a new 959 area code is being introduced in its place. This won't affect people who already have a phone with an ...

It’s hard to believe, but by Aug. 30 the state will run out of telephone exchanges in the 860 area code region, resulting in a new area code being assigned for all new telephone connections after that ...

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) - Hold the phone: Connecticut needs a new area code. As WCBS 880 Connecticut Bureau Chief Fran Schneidau reported, homes, cell phones and businesses in Hartford and ...

NEW BRITAIN >> Connecticut will be getting a new area code — 959 — by the end of summer, state utility regulators said Monday. Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority said the supply of ...

NEW BRITAIN -- Get ready to start dialing more digits. Beginning Dec. 1, state residents will have to dial 10 digits to make a local call, according to a draft ruling made Monday by the state ...