It’s a numbers game and we’re running out of them.
And so next June, a new area code will be phased in for southwestern Ontario.
Seems the 2-2-6, 5-1-9 and 5-4-8 area codes in the region are expected to run out of numbers by August, 2024.
The C-R-T-C advises the new 3-8-2 area code will create millions of new phone numbers.