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Alberta will be getting a fifth area code number in April.

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The area code 368 will be introduced in Alberta beginning April 23, joining area codes 403, 587, 780, and 825, in order to meet growing demand for new telephone numbers.

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“The introduction of a new area code creates millions of additional telephone numbers without affecting the existing numbers,” said Kelly T. Walsh, program manager of the Canadian Numbering Administrator, in a news release Wednesday.

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“The new area code 368 will be added to the current area codes already in use in Alberta.”

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The area code will be introduced gradually across the province, and consumers and businesses requesting a new phone number may receive one with the new area code. Numbers with the new area code will only be assigned to customers once there is no longer a sufficient supply of the existing area codes.

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The introduction of the new area code will not affect the geographic boundaries for local calling areas, or how long-distance calls are dialled. Special numbers such as 211, 311, 411, 611 and 911 will not be affected and will still be dialled using only three digits.

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