Calling within Montana? You’ll soon have to include the 406 area code

GREAT FALLS — Many Montanans take pride in living in the “406” – and soon Treasure State residents will be using that 406 more often.

On Friday, the Montana Public Service Commission announced that beginning next year, whenever you call to a Montana phone number from a Montana phone number, you will have to include the 406 area code – regardless of whether the call is “local” or on the other side of the state.

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