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Newfoundland finally gets new area code after six years’ delay
The CRTC's headquarters at the Terrasses de la Chaudière complex in Gatineau, Que. (photo by Anja Karadeglija).

Newfoundland finally gets new area code after six years’ delay

Brief | September 15, 2023

Newfoundland and Labrador will finally be rolling out the 879 numbering plan area (NPA) on Feb. 17, 2024, the CRTC announced Friday. The new area code had initially been approved back in 2017 but the commission discovered number exhaustion would not take place until 2028, beyond the scope of the implementation schedule.

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