Phone overload has 518 callers dialing 10 & 11 digits

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The days of 7-digit dialing are coming to an end in eastern New York’s 518 area code region.
The state Public Service Commission has approved an area code “overlay” in the 17-county 518 region to meet demand for new phone numbers. That means existing numbers will keep the 518 area code and new ones will get a new area code.
Because there will be two area codes within the region, everybody will have to dial 10 digits for local calls. To call outside the