A sequence of digits that conforms to the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) and specifically utilizes the area codes assigned to the state of Texas, generated without a predetermined selection process, can be termed a non-deterministic Texas telecommunication identifier. For example, a phone number beginning with 210, 972, or 713, followed by seven randomly generated digits, would constitute this type of identifier.
The significance of generating such identifiers lies in various applications, including software testing, data anonymization, and the creation of synthetic datasets for research purposes. Historically, the need for these arose with the increasing reliance on phone numbers for identification and tracking, leading to concerns about privacy and the demand for methods to produce usable, but non-attributable, telephone numbers for development and analytical use. These generated numbers do not correspond to active service subscriptions, preventing unsolicited contact with individuals.