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686
United States NPA Record
Overlay area code approved in 2022 and implemented in 2024 to relieve exhaustion of central office prefixes in the 804 area.
Overlay area code approved in 2022 and implemented in 2024 to relieve exhaustion of central office prefixes in the 804 area.
IN SERVICEFirst record · 2022
§ 04.05Event Summary
relief planned · 2activated · 1service expansion · 1
§ 04.06
Documentary Record · 7 events
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
2022-11-16
relief planned
Overlay relief for 804 approved
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2022-11-22
NPA 686 approved to overlay 804
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2022-11-22
relief planned
SCC approves new area code 686 for 804 overlay
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2023-01-09
NPA 686 overlay on 804 announced
NPA 686 to Overlay NPA 804 (Virginia)
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2023-05-01
service expansion
Network preparation for 804/686 overlay begins
Network preparation and customer education for the 804/686 overlay began on May 1, 2023, in advance of the activation of the new area code.
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2024-02-01
activated
NPA 686 activation for overlay of 804
Area code 686 was activated on February 1, 2024, as an overlay for the 804 region, allowing new telephone numbers in the area to be assigned with the new code.
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2024-02-01
NPA 686 overlay of 804 implemented
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