Mandatory 10-digit dialing begins Oct. 24

You must dial 1+ area code + number for local calls

  • Lakota Sioux elders, all with a family connection to Chief Spotted Elk, accepted the chief’s pistol and knife after they were donated by an anonymous collector. Photo courtesy of Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
    Lakota Sioux elders, all with a family connection to Chief Spotted Elk, accepted the chief’s pistol and knife after they were donated by an anonymous collector. Photo courtesy of Thomaston Place Auction Galleries

    Beginning Sunday, Oct. 24, mandatory 10-digit dialing will start to take effect across South Dakota. On and after this date, you must dial the area code + telephone number for all local calls. Local calls dialed with only seven digits may not be completed. Instead, a recording may inform you that your call cannot be completed as dialed.

    This new required dialing pattern is the result of the Federal…