Volume 33, Number 10
October 2021
24 Pages
Lubbock, Texas 79401
In October & Inside
Texas Tech football Oct. 2 at West Virginia in Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV Oct. 9 vs Texas Christian University in Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock – Homecoming Oct. 16 at University of Kansas in David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas Oct. 23 vs Kansas State in Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Parents & Family Weekend Oct. 30 at University of Oklahoma in Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma 1st First Friday Art Trail 2nd Homelessness ...........page 3 12th Journey to Freedom .page 3 11th Columbus Day 14th Hub City B-B-Q Cookoff.....................page 2 21st CASA gala ................page 2 21st-24th Pumpkin trail .....page 3 31st Halloween Lubbock Music NOW .....page 23 10-digit dialing ................page 1 Hispanic Heritage Month (continues through - Oct. 15) Medicare Open Enrollment Oct. 15 - Dec. 7
10-digit dialing starts Oct. 24 in select area codes Get ready to change the way you make local calls .
Beginning Oct. 24, any local calls made in the following area codes must dial 10-digits, area code + phone number, or the call will not go through: Arkansas: 501 Arizona: 928 California: 530, 707 Louisiana: 337 Mississippi: 662 Missouri: 417, 660, 816 Nevada: 775 New Mexico: 575 Texas: 361, 806, 940
ber must be reprogrammed to complete calls to 10-digit numbers. Some examples are PBX, life safety systems, fax machines, Internet dial-up numbers, alarm and security systems, gates, speed dialers, call forwarding settings, and voicemail services. Be sure to check your website, personal and business stationery, advertising materials, personal and business checks, contact information, your personal or pet ID tags, and other such items to ensure the area code is included.
• Calls now considered local will remain local calls regardless of the number of digits dialed. • 3-digit dialing of emergency and information numbers like “211” and “911” will remain the same. • Long-distance and toll calls still require dialing 1 + area code + phone number.
Why is this change being made? The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted “988” as a new 3-digit number to be used nationwide to reach the National Suicide Prevention and Mental What do I need to do? What will remain the same? In addition to changing the way • Your phone number, including Health Crisis Lifeline, starting July 16, 2022. For “988” to work in the you dial local calls, all services, current area code, will not change. automatic dialing equipment, or • The price of a call, coverage above area codes, 10-digit local dialother types of equipment that are area, and other rates and services will ing must first be implemented. - Source: SuddenlinkBusiness.com programmed with a 7-digit num- not change.