Late in 1996, the Kansas Corporation Commission, which oversees telecommunications in the state, requested relief from the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) for the exchanges of area code 913 and on February 12, 1997, the NANPA approved a split of the 913 territory.
In late 1996, the Kansas Corporation Commission requested permission from the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) to split the area code 913 exchanges. This request was granted on February 12, 1997.