Maine Opens Investigation Into Verizon Over 207 Area Code [telecom]

Maine's Public Utilities Commission is investigating how the communications company forecasts its need for blocks of new phone numbers, which could hasten Maine getting a new area code.

By Dustin Wlodkowski - Published August 4, 2021

Maine officials opened an investigation Tuesday into Verizon over a state brand: the 207 area code.

Maine's Public Utilities Commission is investigating how the communications company forecasts its need for blocks of new phone numbers, which could hasten Maine getting a new area code.

In recent years, the PUC has become concerned that it may no longer be possible for every phone number in the state to begin with 207 - numbers that have become engrained in Maine culture.

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