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Question 752346: How many telephone numbers are possible with 10 digits
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 10 digits and 10 slots, so there are 10^10 = 10,000,000,000 (ten billion) different phone numbers possible

However, you cannot have certain area codes (like 411 or 911 for instance) so that rules out a pretty large chunk of actual phone numbers used.