NEW YORK (Reuters) - The looming arrival of a new Manhattan area code has triggered waves of dismay and anger online, while owners of the coveted original 212 telephone prefix swelled with pride on ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Start spreading the news. The "212" area code is slipping out of New York City thanks to Internet-based phone companies. The coveted digits that mean so much to so many are ...

If you’ve nabbed a highly sought-after rent-controlled apartment, what’s next on your list of hot city items? Try a 212 area code. The area code, typically used for Manhattan landlines, is the latest ...

New York City’s iconic 212 area code, name-checked in songs and on TV shows such as "Seinfeld," is losing some of its exclusivity. On Thursday, the Federal Communication Commission gave ...

Hold the phone — these “New York” firms are nowhere near the Big Apple. Manhattanite wannabes all over the globe — including businesses from New Jersey to New Zealand — are paying big bucks for ...

VIEW NOT INCLUDED: An online vendor is selling sought-after 212 area codes, once a status symbol only available to those living in Manhattan. Reuters Anyone from the Deep South to the West Coast can ...

Sherri Littlefield wants a phone number with the 212 area code. “I think if people saw that, they would just immediately know, ‘Oh, she lives in New York City,’” Littlefield said. Littlefield is ...

Tue, April 2, 2013 at 3:04 PM UTC Of course, area codes (the new, new "exchanges" of years past) have been changing for some time now. With phone number portability, geography and area codes no longer ...

A new area code was released to New Yorkers on Saturday — but no one wants it. Not one New Yorker has called for a 929 number, according to the North American Numbering Plan Administration. 929 joined ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Move over 212, 646 and 917, because Manhattan will be adding a new area code in 2017. Joining the three mainstays will be 332, expected to be assigned to new customers in the second ...

Even in our technologically abundant world, scarcity remains. Caroline Waxler reports on the half-silly, half-interesting trend of New York entrepreneurs trying to acquire (or proudly noting or ...