867-5309: for now, it's on hold.

• Position: Music - Brief Article

It's been more than two decades since Tommy Tutone scored a pop hit with "Jenny," but the phone number made famous by the song's catchy chorus--867-5309--still has a hold on fans. In February, a New York law student tried to auction off the number in the New York City area code of 212. Offers on eBay soared toward $100,000. But eBay pulled the listing after questions arose as to who actually owns the number. John, the law student (who didn't want his last name used), says he does, but his phone company, Verizon, disagrees, and...