FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - North Dakotans are accustomed to seven digit phone dialing because the entire state is under the 701 area code. State officials want to keep it that way. North Dakota ...

FARGO – The CodeRED program, which alerts Cass and Clay county residents to severe storms and other emergencies, will now send phone messages from a familiar 701 area code, Fargo city officials said ...

11:48 a.m. - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakotans likely will see a second area code in the next five years, Public Service Commissioner Tony Clark says. The growth in cell phone and voice-over ...

North Dakota may need to add a second area code by 2010, even though the state isn't close to assigning all of the possible 701 phone numbers. One option is splitting the state, with half of users ...

This is Up and Down, where we give a brief thumbs up or thumbs down on the issues from the past week. The North Dakota Public Service Commission is seeking permission from federal regulators to keep ...