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Mobile phones use geographic area codes (two digits): after that, all numbers assigned to mobile service have nine digits, starting with 6, 7, 8 or 9 (example: 55 15 99999–9999). 90 is not possible, because collect calls start with this number.
Worldwide distribution of country calling codes. Regions are coloured by first digit. Telephone country codes, but also sometimes referred to as "country dial-in codes", or historically "international subscriber dialing" (ISD) codes in the U.K., are telephone number dialing prefixes for reaching subscribers in foreign countries or areas via international telecommunication networks.
Short codes 02x yyyy yyyy [eight-digit local number] 011x yyy yyyy [seven-digit local number] 01x1 yyy yyyy [seven-digit local number] 020 to 029
The 'core' code of 0803 was allocated to a five-figure linked numbering scheme covering exchanges in Torquay (numbers starting with 2, 3 and 6) and Paignton (numbers starting with 4 or 5). 0804 was then introduced to cover a ring of 13 smaller satellite exchanges outside Torbay [12] with subscriber numbers starting at 2xx or 2xxx on each exchange.
Look at the area code: Start by comparing the phone number’s area code to the list of area codes you should never answer. If it’s on the list, there’s a good chance there’s a scammer on ...
From 1 June 1999, London numbers could additionally be dialled with the new 8 digit number but it had to be preceded by the new area code 020 (or international equivalent). From 22 April 2000, the 0171 and 0181 codes stopped working and callers dialling an 020 number from another 020 number could omit the 020 (in keeping with local dialling ...
07xxx xxx xxx—mobile phones and WiFi numbers. Individual mobile phone companies are allocated different ranges within the 071xx, 073xx, 074xx, 075xx, 07624, 077xx, 078xx and 079xx prefixes. Changes to mobile phone numbers in the Big Number Change were mostly straight replacements, such as Vodafone customers on the 0378 block became 07778.
This is a list of international dialing prefixes used in various countries for direct dialing of international telephone calls.These prefixes are typically required only when dialling from a landline, while in GSM-compliant mobile phone (cell phone) systems, the symbol + before the country code may be used irrespective of where the telephone is used at that moment; the network operator ...