10-digital dialing for North MS

JACKSON, Miss. - Ten-digit dialing is coming to northern Mississippi this year. Customers in the 662 area code will have to start dialing that code along with the seven-digit phone number to complete local calls. The change will enable a new suicide prevention hotline. Beginning April 24, customers can begin dialing 10 digits in the 662 code. That includes people in Southaven, Oxford, Tupelo, Columbus, Starkville, Greenwood and Greenville. If a customer only dials seven digits, a call will still go through. Starting Oct. 24, 10 digits will be mandatory and a call won't be completed without the area code. Somos Inc., which administers the North American area code plan, made the announcement last week. The north Mississippi region is among 82 area codes nationwide making room for the 988 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which begins operation in July 2022. (Source: The AP 04/23/21) 10-Digit Phone Dialing Coming to Northern Mississippi | Jackson Free Press | Jackson, MS