State regulators are encouraging central Indiana residents who live in the 317 telephone area code to begin using 10 digits, instead of seven, when making local phone calls starting Saturday.

The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor is seeking public comment on a Duke Energy coal-gasification plant in southwestern Indiana.

The state Office of Utility Consumer Counselor wants to hear from Indiana residents about the amount of detail that appears on utility bills.

The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor - OUCC - says the state's Utility Regulatory Commission should limit IPL's rate increase to just $5.9 million - more than 90 percent less than IPL is asking for.