332 designates a specific three-digit number utilized within the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) to identify a geographic area for telecommunications. It serves as a prefix to a seven-digit local number, enabling the routing of telephone calls to the correct destination. As an example, a telephone number in this region would follow the format 332-XXX-XXXX.
Its implementation addresses increasing demand for telephone numbers within a given region experiencing population growth or expanding telecommunication services. The assignment of this identifier provides additional numbering resources, ensuring the continued functionality of telephone networks and facilitating communication. This is particularly important in densely populated urban areas where number exhaustion is a recurring concern.