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208
United States NPA Record
Area code 208 covers the entire state of Idaho and was one of the original North American area codes established in 1947.
Area code 208 covers the entire state of Idaho and was one of the original North American area codes established in 1947. It served as Idaho's sole area code for seventy years until the introduction of the 986 overlay.
IN SERVICEFirst record · 1947
§ 04.05Event Summary
other · 3activated · 2service expansion · 2introduced · 1mandatory dialing · 1permissive dialing · 1planning notice · 1relief planned · 1
§ 04.06
Documentary Record · 15 events
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
1947-01-01
introduced
NPA 208 designated as Idaho's original area code
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2002-01-01
other
Boise-area 1,000-block number pooling implemented for NPA 208
To delay exhaustion of area code 208, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission implemented number pooling in the Boise area in 2002.
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2002-01-01
service expansion
Mandatory number pooling implemented in Boise to delay 208 exhaustion
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2007-09-14
other
Mandatory 1,000-block number pooling expanded statewide for NPA 208
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2007-09-14
service expansion
Statewide Number Pooling Implemented in Idaho to Delay Area Code Exhaustion
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2013-06-18
planning notice
Renewed relief planning for NPA 208 highlighted as exhaustion approached
By mid-2013, Idaho regulators expected area code 208 to run out by about 2019 and were discussing overlay relief and future public outreach.
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2015-11-02
relief planned
Statewide overlay of 986 approved for Idaho
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2015-12-23
NPA 986 overlay on 208 announced
NPA 986 to Overlay NPA 208 (Idaho)
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2016-05-05
other
Start of network preparation and customer education for 986 overlay
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2016-11-05
NPA 986 overlay implemented for Idaho
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2016-11-05
permissive dialing
Permissive ten-digit dialing period begins for 208 and 986
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2016-11-05
activated
Area code 986 enters service; permissive dialing begins
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2017-07-01
Area code 986 officially overlays 208 statewide
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2017-07-01
activated
Area code 986 becomes effective as Idaho overlay
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2017-08-05
mandatory dialing
Mandatory ten-digit dialing for 208 and 986 in Idaho
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