It's Code Dread for Local Numbers

摘要

There's no secret that the supply of U.S. phone numbers is drying up faster than it can be replenished. Yet the problem goes deeper than the obvious surge in demand. In fact, some argue that the real reason for the number drain is the inefficient use of the pool of numbers that already exist. "When there are about 7.8 million potential numbers for an area and only 3 million are being used, we have to examine why the carriers are saying there's an exhaustion situation," says Elizabeth Kistner, a numbering consultant who works with MCI Communications Corp.