Making a local call? Starting this Sunday, October 24, you will need to dial the 802 area code along with the regular 7-digit phone number!
Anyone with an 802 area code will need to dial the full 10-digit phone line, according to the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates interstate communications. Officials behind the change noted that any seven-digit calls placed on or after Oct. 24 may not connect, leaving callers with a "call cannot be completed as dialed" recording. Vermont is one of 82 area codes across 35 states that will undergo the change this weekend — callers with the 603 area code of neighboring New Hampshire are also included. The change will allow the FCC to establish a three-digit 988 number as a National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.