Does an area code change affect long distance rates?
Absolutely not. Calls that were local before the change will remain local calls. This is true even if you have an extended calling scope that is split by an area code. You may have to dial 10 digits to reach certain cities in your local calling scope, but it is still a local call. With an overlay, you must remember to dial the area code along with your original seven-digit number, but you are charged as you were before the overlay. You are still making a local call.
