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A class A subnet has 24 bits worth of addressing, which is enough for almost 17 million individual devices. Most entities have only a small fraction of this number of devices, so most of the addresses are not used.

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The main reason is that almost 17 million addresses are assigned, for example, to a single company - and the company may use only a fraction of that number of addresses.

The main reason is that almost 17 million addresses are assigned, for example, to a single company - and the company may use only a fraction of that number of addresses.

The main reason is that almost 17 million addresses are assigned, for example, to a single company - and the company may use only a fraction of that number of addresses.

The main reason is that almost 17 million addresses are assigned, for example, to a single company - and the company may use only a fraction of that number of addresses.

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