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 ...

I think it’s safe to say that we’re pretty much tethered to our cell phones. But how attached are you to your area code? Does it mean something to you? Does it connect you to the place you live, or ...

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 ...

The looming arrival of a new Manhattan area code has triggered waves of dismay and anger online, while owners of the coveted original 212 area code swelled with pride on Thursday. The proliferation of ...

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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 ...

"Seinfeld" joked about area code anxiety in 1998, but modern New Yorkers still take their phone numbers very seriously. File What’s an area code really worth these days, anyway? For most people, it’s ...

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 ...