555-1212 is still used for directory assistance and 555-4334 is reserved for assigned national use. Narrator: An FCC contractor called the NANPA, or North American Numbering Plan Administration, is tasked with assigning numbers for use. You may get a wrong number, or no number at all.
555 was an exchange combination that was not used very often in the American telephone system. Narrator: The short answer is that most 555 numbers are not working numbers, so real people won't be harassed if diehard fans try to call them.
Narrator: Did you ever wonder why phone numbers in TV shows and movies always start with the numbers 555? "Pick up your phone and call the professionals: Ghostbusters." It turns out that the answer has a lot to do with the way telephone numbers evolved over time.
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