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The Nebraska Public Service Commission said it opened...

The Nebraska Public Service Commission said it opened up numbers from the 531 area code for carriers to assign to their customers, in response to a notification from the North America Numbering Plan Administrator that the 402 area code had…

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only 10 exchange codes remaining available. The 531 area code will serve the same geographic area as 402, which covers eastern and some northern portions of Nebraska, including Omaha and Lincoln, said the PSC in a news release Thursday night. The commission said it had ordered in 2009 that the 531 area code would not be open as an overlay for use until only 10 exchange codes remained available in 402. Anyone making local calls in the 402 and 531 area codes will continue to use 10-digit dialing, the commission said (http://1.usa.gov/VTotd2).