This means that he can’t reuse the number, even if it’s with Telegram. If he needs to login to his Telegram account again and doesn’t have a device logged in (e.g he uninstalled it, his pc/phone broke, etc), he will probably get locked out.
Take a look at this link http://smspva.com/arenda.html
Hushed - mentioned above - charges $4/month for 150 SMS and 50 minutes OR $10/month for 250 SMS and 100 minutes. Meanwhile, smspva charges $0,5 per day ($15/month) and he’s locked to the choosen service (Telegram). If he chooses a USA number, it’s double the price ($30 month).