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AT&T should just retire the number at that point right

• fastball 6y ago
  There aren't that many phone numbers where it's reasonable to retire them willy-nilly (given the desire to have consistent "area codes").
  • techbio 6y ago
    Slippery-slope? Do it for one billionaire, you might have to do it for all of them...
  • mehrdadn 6y ago
    You don't have to retire them for all eternity, just long enough that it stops getting a lot of contact.
    • macintux 6y ago
      Judging by Elon’s reaction, it’s been out of his hands for many years.
      • mehrdadn 6y ago
        Well, longer then. And I imagine it's been active that many years, not getting "this subscriber is no longer available" or whatever.
• iso1631 6y ago
  Or auction it off, I'm sure someone will buy it. Some people are quite happy having 867-5309 for example. Indeed I wonder if the current owner is doing this piece with the idea she might auction it https://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/03/ebay.jennys.number/ https://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/03/ebay.jennys...