WALL, SD – Golden West activated 10-digit dialing on its phone lines early in 2021. Customers won’t be required to dial 10 digits to complete a “605” call until June 22, 2022, but taking steps now will make the transition easier when it is required next summer. When the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) established 988 as a new three-digit abbreviated dialing code for a national suicide prevention and mental crisis hotline, all area codes utilizing that prefix were required to adopt 10-digit dialing. This includes South Dakota. Starting June 22, 2022, all Golden West customers will have to dial “605”...

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