Millions of fraudulent phone calls are made to 814 area code phone numbers each year, according to one site, and federal agencies offer advice on identifying and stopping them.

Why Pa.’s code is so outdated Joshua Douglas, a law professor at the University of Kentucky who studies elections, said most states don’t undertake comprehensive overhauls of their election laws.

Mandatory 10-digit dialing starts April 3 in the 814 area code. Numbers starting with 582 could be assigned as early as May 1, but it will depend on the number of 814 numbers that remain.

In the U.S., one-ring scams are gaining traction. They appear to be from phone numbers somewhere in the United States and resemble U.S. area codes. Oftentimes, scammers also use international ...