> Phone numbers cannot be re-used > Old phone numbers are recycled and get reassigned to other people. Minor nitpick. It’s not that old phone numbers are recy

> Phone numbers cannot be re-used > Old phone numbers are recycled and get reassigned to other people. Minor nitpick. It’s not that old phone numbers are recycled and reassigned but those that are disconnected/unused. The duration before recycling varies by country, carrier and the carrier’s ever-changing policies.