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No, the phones at Village Hall aren't quite this old. But the technology behind them, while only 12-years-old, is already antiquated. (Photo: Gellinger on Pixabay, Creative Commons)
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ICC Announces New 447 Area Code for 217 Region

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Conservation efforts delayed implementation by 12 years, 447 prefixes coming in 2021

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A state of the art telephone from another time. (Photo: Gellinger on Pixabay, Creative Commons)

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois Commerce Commission has announced a new area code is coming to central Illinois. The new 447 area code will “overlay” the existing 217 area code to address the depletion of prefixes available for assignment within the region. The first prefix in the new area…

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