Well...kinda. Starting Saturday Aug 7th, so called "Permissive Calling Period" begins. This means that folks in the 918 area code will be able to dial local 918 numbers with either a 7 or 10 digit number. I.E. you can dial 555-1245 or 918-555-1234.
You don't have to make a change if you don't want to. After the 7th, you can still dial the same 7 digit number you always have....or if you want to get a jump on programming your cell phone or land-line speed dials to contain all 10 digits, you can. (Although I don't think there is anything preventing you from putting the 10 digit number in your cell phone right now...whatever.)
Bottom-line, if you want to ignore this whole 918 area code overlay until the last possible second, you can safely ignore the "big change" this week and keep on keepin' on. Mandatory 10 digit dialing doesn't start until March 5, 2011.
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