Alberta's Fifth Area Code To Launch On Saturday - Calgary Herald

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Albertans signing up for a new phone line may find they also have a new area code, starting this Saturday.

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That’s when local phone companies are set to start handing out the new 368 area code. It will join 403, 780, 587 and 825 as Alberta’s fifth area code.

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Although the code is set come into effect on Saturday, it may still be some time before the numbers are actuality handed out. According to a release sent out last fall, the Canadian Numbering Administrator said 368 will only be used “once there is no longer a sufficient supply of numbers with the existing area codes.”

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The Canadian Numbering Administrator oversees Canada’s phone number system, under the regulatory oversight of the CRTC.

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Alberta’s 403 area code was introduced in 1947 and now mainly serves southern Alberta. The 780 code was brought in in 1999 to serve Edmonton and northern areas.

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Two other Alberta-wide area codes have since been added: 587 in 2008 and 825 in 2016.

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