KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Several counties across East Tennessee will soon have an additional area code, and people living in them will soon need to dial all 10 digits of a person's phone number to place ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Public Utility Commission said it is working to make sure new phone numbers continue to be available in East Tennessee and is taking a step to make more available. The ...

Tennessee's newest area code will be in service in March. The 729 area code will be added to the existing 423 area code zone centered around Johnson City and Bristol to the north and Chattanooga to ...

You'll have to wait just a little bit longer to get your hands on a shiny new 729 area code. The Tennessee Public Utility Commission has delayed the area code overlay process that would add 729 to its ...