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Patrick Varine | Tribune-Review
The 814 area code, one of only four original untouched Pennsylvania area codes, is finally reaching its limit for phone numbers, according to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
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Most of Western Pennsylvania has had to dial 10 digits to make a phone call for quite some time now. In the greater Pittsburgh area, the 724 area code wasn’t sufficient to keep pace by 2013, and a third code, 878, was added.
But for multiple generations living in the 814 area code, seven-digit dialing has been a way of life since 1947. That area code encompasses all or parts of Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Fulton, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Potter, Somerset, Tioga, Venango and Warren counties, along with small sections of Fayette and Westmo
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“The applicant has failed to show need for the project within the meaning of Commission regulations and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Code,” Barnes wrote.