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2024-11-26 04:27:48 UTC - HELPFUL
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We haven’t run out of phone numbers because the system is designed with billions of combinations through area codes and digits, and new area codes can be added as needed. Old numbers are recycled when they’re no longer in use, and modern allocation methods like number pooling https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/phone-number-shortage.htm#:~:text=There%20are%20800%20possible%20three,billion%20total%20available%20phone%20numbers.
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