Never-recycled pool

Why it matters

Required for services that check registration history aggressively — Google above all, and Apple to a lesser extent. The premium reflects genuine scarcity: a never-recycled number can be sold exactly once and stops being one the moment it is used.

Related terms

• Recycled numberA recycled number is one previously held by someone else and reissued, potentially carrying that holder's existing service registrations.

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