Phone customers who don’t dial the full 10-digits, which is the area code plus the telephone number, will not have their call go through.
This is due to the Federal Communications Commission making 988 the dialing code to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which starts in July of next year.
In order for 988 to work, customers in many area codes around the country with seven-digit local dialing must be transitioned to 10-digit local dialing, this includes the 719 and 970 area codes in Colorado.
According to the FCC, this change will affect 82 area codes in 35 states.
