In what it characterizes as another sign of a growing population, the provincial government says Saskatchewan will be getting another area code to supplement the current '306'.
The Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNA), which assigns phone number blocks and area codes in the country, advises Saskatchewan is running out of 306 phone number blocks and will need to add a new area code, according to minister responsible for SaskTel Bill Boyd.
That number will be '474' and is expected to be in place by May 2013 when the province is expected to exhaust its supply of telephone numbers. The Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), which provides the regulatory oversight for the process, will issue a Telecom Notice of Public Consultation. No decisions have yet been made on how the new area code will be implemented. A Relief Planning Committee will be formed, which will analyze all options and develop a recommendation for the implementation of a new area code in Saskatchewan.
