TORONTO – Move over 416ers and 647ers, the 437ers are moving into Toronto. Starting in March, residents of the Greater Toronto Area can expect to start dialing a new area code.
Due to increasing demand for telephone numbers, two new area codes will launch starting March 25.
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The 437 area code will be added to the 416 and 647 area codes for people living in Toronto and the 365 area code will be added to 905/289 region.
The new codes will provide additional phone numbers with no impact on existing numbers within each region.
“These new area codes reflect the growing use of cell phones and other mobile devices,” Glenn Pilley, Director of the Canadian Numbering Administrator, said in a press release. “We expect the first numbers with the new area codes to be assigned over the coming months as part of a seamless transition process.”
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