Fast Facts:
WHO: FCC
WHAT: Approval of “988” as three-digit number to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
WHEN: Starts July 16, 2022
Due to this change, customers with a 970 area code will need to dial a full 10-digit phone number to be connected (i.e. 970-878-4017, instead of 878-4017), beginning April 24, 2021.
RBC |On July 16, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved 988 as the three-digit abbreviated dialing code to reach…