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The 717 area code is projected to run out of telephone numbers in the third quarter of 2018. New area codes are needed when existing area codes exhaust their supply of “NXX” codes, which is the second set of three digits in a 10-digit telephone number (NPA-NXX-XXXX). The North American Numbering Plan Administrator, NeuStar Inc. (Neustar), is the neutral third-party Number Planning Area (NPA) relief planner for Pennsylvania. Neustar, acting on behalf of the Pennsylvania telecommunications industry, petitioned the PUC to institute one of two relief options, favoring an “overlay” plan. An overlay plan means that once the existing telephone numbers in the 717 area code are exhausted, new telephone services in that geographic region would be assigned telephone numbers from the new area code. Ten-digit local dialing would then apply to all telephone calls. Two relief alternatives are proposed by the telecommunications industry for ensuring adequate number resources. In addition to an overlay, the industry proposed the option of a geographic split of the existing area code, as depicted below. More specifics on the plan can be found the PUC’s website by searching the docket number P-2015-2510230. While it is not guaranteed that numbers will run out by 2018, the Commission must adopt one of the following alternatives to provide relief for the 717 area code.

PENNSYLVANIA NPA 717 RATE CENTER MAP PENNSYLVANIA NPA 717 RATE CENTER MAP

ALTERNATIVE #1 ALTERNATIVE #2 ALL SERVICES OVERLAY NPA SPLIT Projected Lives Alternative #1 Projected Life Area A 71 Years Overlay 67 Years Area B 62 Years

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RICHFIELD RICHFIELD BELLEVILLE BELLEVILLE MCALISTERVILLE MCALISTERVILLE LEWISTOWN LEWISTOWN (MIFFLIN) (MIFFLIN) THOMPSONTOWN GRATZ THOMPSONTOWN GRATZ LIVERPOOL TOWER CITY TOWER CITY MIFFLINTOWN LYKENS MIFFLINTOWN LIVERPOOL LYKENS MILLERSBURG MILLERSBURG MILLERSTOWN MILLERSTOWN ELIZABETHVILLE ELIZABETHVILLE PORT PORT ROYAL NEWPORT ROYAL NEWPORT MCVEYTOWN MCVEYTOWN HALIFAX HALIFAX FRYSTOWN FRYSTOWN Legend JONESTOWN Legend JONESTOWN ICKESBURG ICKESBURG

EAST DUNCANNON SHELLSVILLE EAST DAUPHIN DUNCANNON SHELLSVILLE NPA Boundaries WATERFORD NPA Boundaries WATERFORD DAUPHIN NEW NEW MYERSTOWN MYERSTOWN BLOOMFIELD BLOOMFIELD

Rate Center Boundaries MARYSVILLE Split Line MARYSVILLE BLAIN LOYSVILLE ANNVILLE LEBANON LOYSVILLE ANNVILLE HERSHEY BLAIN LEBANON HARRISBURG HARRISBURG HERSHEY PALMYRA SCHAEFFERSTOWN CITY ZONE-1 CITY ZONE-1 PALMYRA SCHAEFFERSTOWN HUMMELSTOWN MOUNT HUMMELSTOWN DENVER MOUNT GRETNA DENVER NPA 717 HARRISBURG HARRISBURG GRETNA CITY ZONE-2 MECHANICSBURG EPHRATA AREA A CITY ZONE-2 MECHANICSBURG EPHRATA NEWVILLE MIDDLETOWN CARLISLE MANHEIM LITITZ TERRE NEWVILLE MIDDLETOWN CARLISLE MANHEIM LITITZ TERRE NEWBURG ELIZABETHTOWN HILL NEWBURG ELIZABETHTOWN HILL DRY (CUMBERLAND) LEWISBERRY AKRON DRY (CUMBERLAND) LEWISBERRY AKRON RUN MOUNT RUN MOUNT JOY NEW JOY NEW LANDISVILLE LEOLA HOLLAND MOUNT HOLLAND DILLSBURG MARIETTA MOUNT LANDISVILLE LEOLA HOLLY MANCHESTER DILLSBURG MARIETTA SHIPPENSBURG HOLLY MANCHESTER SPRINGS LANCASTER SHIPPENSBURG SPRINGS LANCASTER MOUNTVILLE INTERCOURSE COLUMBIA MOUNTVILLE INTERCOURSE YORK COLUMBIA DOVER WRIGHTSVILLE GAP YORK SPRINGS DOVER WRIGHTSVILLE GAP YORK STRASBURG SPRINGS MCCONNELLSBURG MILLERSVILLE YORK STRASBURG BIGLERVILLE EAST MCCONNELLSBURG MILLERSVILLE CHAMBERSBURG EAST SAINT BERLIN CHAMBERSBURG BIGLERVILLE THOMAS SAINT BERLIN AREA B THOMAS FAYETTEVILLE RED NEW QUARRYVILLE FAYETTEVILLE RED SPRING LION NEW QUARRYVILLE OXFORD BROGUE RAWLINSVILLE LION OXFORD SPRING NEEDMORE MARION GROVE LOGANVILLE BROGUE RAWLINSVILLE NEEDMORE MARION GROVE GETTYSBURG KIRKWOOD LOGANVILLE GETTYSBURG KIRKWOOD JEFFERSON AIRVILLE AIRVILLE MERCERSBURG (YORK) JEFFERSON WAYNESBORO FAIRFIELD MERCERSBURG WARFORDSBURG GREENCASTLE HANOVER GLEN STEWARTSTOWN HENSEL FAIRFIELD (YORK) WARFORDSBURG WAYNESBORO GLEN (YORK) ROCK FAWN GREENCASTLE HANOVER STEWARTSTOWN HENSEL LITTLESTOWN BLUE RIDGE DELTA (YORK) ROCK FAWN GROVE LITTLESTOWN SUMMIT BLUE RIDGE GROVE DELTA SUMMIT

Alternative #1 – All Services Distributed Overlay: Alternative #2 – Two-Way Geographic Split: In a two- A new NPA code would be assigned to the same way geographic split, the exhausting NPA is split into two geographic area as the existing 717 NPA. Only new geographic areas. For Alternative #2, the proposed split phone numbers would be assigned a new area code, boundary line runs west to east, along the boundary while existing numbers would not be changed. All shown in red above. One of the areas formed by the split consumers would be required to dial 10-digit numbers would keep the 717 area code, while the other would be for every call. assigned a new one.

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