The New York State Public Service Commission announced on November 14 that it is putting its plan to create an additional area code in the 315 area code region on hold until 2016.
The Commission made its decision based on a revised forecast from the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA), the agency responsible for administering area codes, extending the time needed to the third quarter of 2016 for a new area code in the 315 area.
The Commission initially instituted the proceeding in December 2007 to investigate and evaluate options for making additional telephone numbers available in the existing 315 area code region, serving all or part of 18 northern and central New York counties.
A survey was conducted this summer to determine the public’s preference for how a new area code would be introduced.