US EditionCanada to reach 55 area codes as Toronto gets 942 and B.C. prepares for 257
- Toronto added its fourth area code, 942, and British Columbia will introduce area code 257 within weeks, increasing Canada's count to 55 by May 2025.
- Carriers have run low on new phone numbers, prompting the addition of new area codes in Toronto and British Columbia to meet demand.
- Toronto residents showed mixed reactions to the new code 942 during a CTV News downtown interview, reflecting changing attitudes toward phone number identifiers.
- Sean Iovacchini, who founded Number Shack, noted 'there's a lot of new area codes and I don't know them,' while others said codes have lost uniqueness and aura.
- The expansion to 55 area codes suggests phone number demand will continue, with estimates of exhaustion occurring between 2054 and 2061 for new codes.
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