Telephone number shortage to hit Toronto by 2015

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC is gearing up for the projected telephone number shortage expected to affect Toronto within the next five years.The Commission said Tuesday that it will establish a relief planning committee to evaluate various options and make recommendations for the area in southern Ontario currently served by area codes 416 and 647. The Canadian Numbering Administrator, which is the authority that administers the distribution of phone numbers in Canada, told the CRTC that this area is expected to run out of telephone numbers by July 2015.www.crtc.gc.ca