What does two asterisks (**) mean in this strange USA phone number?

4/17/2021 5:29:35 AM

These are special "StarStar" numbers offered by StarStar Mobile: https://www.starstarmobile.com/

So the asterisks don’t really represent anything, they’re literal representations of * key/button you find on any phone.

While I’m not familiar with the details of the implementation, it appears to be a clever hack on VSCs, which are how telcos let you control various telephony features via the network itself:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_service_code

So presumably the Star Star folks have struck a deal with the big telcos to route any calls starting with ** their way, and they can then forward the calls to the paying customers.

Credit:stackoverflow.com‘

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