The accurate telephone numbering plan for the telecoms industry.
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This existing provider of fibre in Austria has been allocated 2 distinct Freefone ranges by the Austrian regulator, Rundfunk Und Telekom. Because of an "open" variable length dialplan in Austria, these two ranges have valid numbering from 11 to 15 digits inclusive.
Added prefixes:
This dutch provider of wholesale voice and Direct Inward Dialing has taken their first numbering under their own brand name. All numbering is currently flagged as Geographic, and they have chosen their home country of the Netherlands to announce their first numbering resources.
Added prefixes:
We don't see a lot of changes in Serbia, so it's nice to see a new numbering in the country. Ugni are an established network provide with a wide footprint of optical and ethernet capacity. They have taken one geographic range in Serbia, with 1000 numbers available.
Added prefixes:
Two new number ranges have been allocated in Austria for Celia IT. We don't have much information on this entity, but have reached out to the CEO Michael Ailec for additional information.
Added prefixes:
New Mobile numbering has been allocated to iContrex in Denmark this last week. iCentrex are domiciled in Sweden and part of the Telavox group. They list unified communications as a focus and the allocation of numbering in Denmark is their first numbering worldwide.
Added prefixes:
Domino previously had geographic numbering in the Netherlands. They still have staff listed on LinkedIn, however their website is offline and the numbering has been recovered by the Dutch regulator, Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM).
Numbering removed:
Previously Novosti had a small 10-block of international Premium Rate allocated in Serbia. This block has now been removed and no numbering is active in the block.
Prefixes removed:
Brdy are an MVNO Norway who use Telenor for their spectrum. Previously Brdy had a single numbering range allocated under their own name in Norway. We saw this single range move from Brdy to Telenor. Brdy are still operational but it appears that the numbering plan now does not specify Brdy exclusive ranges, and Brdy will no doubt be using Telenor ranges.
Prefix:
Following the absorption of Cosmote by OTE in 2024, the Greek regulator has now moved ranges from the name Cosmote to OTE
Prefixes:
Uslugowa INTERSIEc Urszula Kolodziej provided internet for residential users and had one number range allocated. This range has now been moved to Fibrelink
Prefix:
Mundio Mobile's numbering in Serbia has been moved to Sat Trakt (sattrakt.com)
Prefix:
A Fixed service provider, we've identified the range as Geographic
Added prefix 55622599xxxx (Brazil, +55, Geographic)
Another new geographic provider.
Added prefixes
558833700xxx (Brazil, +55, Geographic)
558833990xxx (Brazil, +55, Geographic)
This state-owned company was formed in 2014 but only recently(ish) was assigned spectrum, acquiring a 5G license in 2019. They plan to deploy a 700 Mhz 5G network nationwide, using a partnership deal with China Mobile for joint network construction and access. They have been allocated their first numbering range, but it's a big one, taking a broad allocation of 86192xxxxxxxx. This allows a distinct 100 million MSISDNs.
Added prefixes
86192xxxxxxxx (China, +86, Mobile)
This AI powered CPaaS has been allocated its first numbering globally. They have taken 5 ranges in France, all 1k blocks each. This is the first numbering anywhere in the world that we have seen for Dialpad Inc. Dialpad are HQ'd in the USA, so acquiring numbering in France as their first country may be indicative of a more friendly regulator.
33189090xxx (France, +33, Geographic)
33189096xxx (France, +33, Geographic)
33189097xxx (France, +33, Geographic)
33189098xxx (France, +33, Geographic)
33189099xxx (France, +33, Geographic)
This Mexican MVNO has its first numbering, a 1k block allocated in Mexico as Mobile.
Added prefixes:
522452560xxx
This is an unknown entity for e164.com. We've seen three ranges registered in Mexico as Geographic, for "IGNACIO SÁNCHEZ GUTIÉRREZ". This seems to be a person's name, rather than a company name. Our sleuths did find that there's an Autonomous System Number registered for Asespri in Mexico using the same full name. Whether they are related or not we don't know, we have emailed Asespri to try and find out.
Added prefixes:
522413850xxx (Mexico, +52, Geographic)
522465460xxx (Mexico, +52, Geographic)
527482180xxx (Mexico, +52, Geographic)
This Cypriot based CPaaS has been growing very quickly, and two of the e164.com team had chance to talk with their CEO Marios Italos at the Intergo stand at MWC last week to hear about this rapid growth. They have 7 new ranges in Cyprus, a mix of different types
Added prefixes:
35722211xxx (Cyprus, +357, Geographic)
35723001xxx (Cyprus, +357, Geographic)
35724007xxx (Cyprus, +357, Geographic)
35725015xxx (Cyprus, +357, Geographic)
35726044xxx (Cyprus, +357, Geographic)
35770011xxx (Cyprus, +357, Personal Numbering)
35777002xxx (Cyprus, +357, Universal Access Number)
This new (2024) Netherlands registered company has been allocated International Premium Rate numbering in France.
Added prefixes:
33890308xxx (France, +33, IPRS)
Specialising in termination to mobiles for call centres in Chile, New Border Telecom has acquired a number of ranges, but with only 10 numbers in each block, for a total of 130 unique telephone numbers. All numbering is marked as VOIP.
Added prefixes:
562700933x (Chile, +56, VOIP)
562700934x (Chile, +56, VOIP)
562700935x (Chile, +56, VOIP)
562700936x (Chile, +56, VOIP)
562700937x (Chile, +56, VOIP)
5680000103x (Chile, +56, VOIP)
5680000104x (Chile, +56, VOIP)
5680000105x (Chile, +56, VOIP)
56600084000x (Chile, +56, VOIP)
56600084001x (Chile, +56, VOIP)
56600084002x (Chile, +56, VOIP)
56600084003x (Chile, +56, VOIP)
56600084004x (Chile, +56, VOIP)
Prefixes added:
556225990xxx (Brazil, +55. Geographic)
This existing French operator has acquired two new numbering ranges in Reunion.
Added Prefixes:
262262073xxx (Reunion, +262, Geographic)
262976300xxx (Reunion, +262, VOIP)
The Netherlands domiciled business phone provider has acquired their first numbering, again in France.
Added Prefixes:
331726821xx (France, +33, Geographic)
332200481xx (France, +33, Geographic)
333451661xx (France, +33, Geographic)
334232431xx (France, +33, Geographic)
335321891xx (France, +33, Geographic)
339743091xx (France, +33, VOIP)
Existing operator Telecom Liechtenstein has a new entity in Switzerland, LI Mobile.
They have taken numbering for MCCMNC 29505
Added Prefixes:
4175900xxxx (Switzerland, +41, Mobile)
4175901xxxx (Switzerland, +41, Mobile)
These companies have dropped out of the numbering plan, and their ranges have been completely removed (not reallocated).
Removed Ranges:
552123400 (Brazil, +55, Geographic)
Everything Voip were a UK based IPRS and Personal Numbering provider. The company has a voluntary notice to be struck off (removed) from the UK company register (Companies House) but is still active until the end of March. OFCOM have deallocated their numbering.
Prefixes removed:
44709306 (UK, +44, Personal)
44709330 (UK, +44, Personal)
44843906 (UK, +44, Personal)
44843912 (UK, +44, Service Number*)
44843930 (UK, +44, Service Number*)
44845159 (UK, +44, Service Number*)
448710533 (UK, +44, Service Number*)
44872768 (UK, +44, Service Number*)
44872770 (UK, +44, Service Number*)
44872781 (UK, +44, Service Number*)
44872788 (UK, +44, Service Number*)
Myanmar VOIP provider Golden TMH Telecom has been de-listed in the numbering plan and their two ranges recovered by the regulator:
951462xxxxx (Myanmar, +95, VOIP)
952462xxxxx (Myanmar, +95, VOIP)
One final number range allocated to defunct Instaphone in Pakistan has now been removed. Read about the rise and fall of Pakistan's first mobile communication service here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instaphone
The last remaining range has now officially been removed, and this range will now be available for future reallocation by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Removed prefixes:
9236xxxxxxxx (Pakistan, +92, Mobile)
French provider Lytcom Services has removed its only ranges and they now no longer have any international numbering.
Removed prefixes:
3316237xxxx (France, +33, Geographic)
3327033xxxx (France, +33, Geographic)
3337733xxxx (France, +33, Geographic)
3342433xxxx (France, +33, Geographic)
3356832xxxx (France, +33, Geographic)
3394828xxxx (France, +33, VOIP)
We detected 6365 unique new ranges this last week, from companies already allocated numbering in their respective countries.
As usual the USA has kept us busy with 1459 new ranges added, 300 of which were for NEW CINGULAR WRLS.
A notable new number of prefixes were added for Telia Eesti AS in Estonia. Telia added 214 new ranges just in Estonia, which brings the total number of ranges allocated to Telia (and its many entities) in the e164 numbering plan to 46,989 unique ranges. Considering some of the ranges are very wide, we might have the team look into which telecoms group has the most unique numbering in the world and start a league.
New IPRS ranges added for Namibia and Slovenia - they are attached to the weekly newsletter.
Namibia numbering
Netherlands we have added All premium rate number ranges that *may* be allocated. This is whilst we resolve an issue with Netherlands numbering.
*Service Numbers. In the United Kingdom 4487 and 4483 are technically not "Premium rate" services. However there is an additional charge above the standard calling charge to ring these numbers.
We've had a large update to the Netherlands in general, following announcements from the regulator and industry. More details in some of the asections below.
Added prefixes:
34806465 (Spain, +34, IPRS)
34807475 (Spain, +34, IPRS)
34902987 (Spain, +34, SHARED_COST)
Added prefixes:
555437370 (Brazil +55, Geographic)
555437380 (Brazil +55, Geographic)
555437390 (Brazil +55, Geographic)
555437400 (Brazil +55, Geographic)
555437410 (Brazil +55, Geographic)
Added prefixes 551154940 (Brazil, +55, Geographic)
Added prefixes 1660446 (USA +1, Geographic)
Added prefixes:
31222728 (Netherlands, +31, Geographic)
31222729 (Netherlands, +31, Geographic)
Added prefixes:
34851821 (Spain, +34, Geographic)
34854784 (Spain, +34, Geographic)
34865453 (Spain, +34, Geographic)
34868361 (Spain, +34, Geographic)
34876781 (Spain, +34, Geographic)
34877276 (Spain, +34, Geographic)
34900090 (Spain, +34, Freephone)
34919458 (Spain, +34, Geographic)
34930483 (Spain, +34, Geographic)
34960532 (Spain, +34, Geographic)
34984274 (Spain, +34, Geographic)
Added Prefix: 31358100 (Netherlands, +31, Geographic)
Added prefix 3460195 (Spain, +34, Mobile)
Added prefixes:
26779129 (Botswana, +267, VOIP)
26779130 (Botswana, +267, VOIP)
26779131 (Botswana, +267, VOIP)
26779132 (Botswana, +267, VOIP)
Added prefix 31850081 (Netherlands, +31, Geographic)
Added prefixes:
5715086 (Colombia, +57, Geographic)
5715087 (Colombia, +57, Geographic)
5715088 (Colombia, +57, Geographic)
5715089 (Colombia, +57, Geographic)
Added prefixes:
31107170 (Netherlands, +31, Geographic)
31207304 (Netherlands, +31, Geographic)
VoipGrow have taken a large number of ranges in the Netherlands, all flagged currently as Geographic although we expect these will be updated to VOIP soon.
In total they have 142 new ranges, with a pool of approximately 430,000 unique numbers available at their disposal.
Added prefix 3460459 (Spain, +34, Mobile)
A total of 8108 prefixes were dropped this last update!
For a full list, please check the update newsletter. Most changes are in the Netherlands and Mexico where we have received large updates.
These companies were totally removed in these countries. These companies no longer have numbering in these countries and these ranges have been recovered by the relevant regulator:
These number prefixes still exist, but the whole range has been migrated from the source company to a new company.
1850 BV -> CMCOM Netherlands BV - (Netherlands, +31)
Moved prefix:
NLD-31851850
CAPROCK TELECOMM TX -> PAETEC ITEL LLC - (USA, +1)
338 ranges which were previously still listed under the Caprock Telecom brand have finally officially been moved to Paetec. Caprock actually sold in 2017.
PAETEC ITEL now have 12377 different ranges allocated to their name for the USA +1 region.
Dean One BV -> Gamma Communications Nederland B.V. - (Netherlands, +31)
All ranges in the Netherlands previously allocated to Dean One BV have now officially been reassigned to Gamma Communications.
Gamma acquired the Netherlands based Dead One (DX Group BV) in 2018.
Easynet Nederland BV -> EXA Infrastructure Netherlands B.V. - (Netherlands, +31)
All prefixes for Easynet Nederland are now assigned to EXA Infrastructure Netherlands.
EXA Infrastructure are new in the Netherlands, and it appears that the original numbering assigned to Easynet has made it's way to EXA via the acquisition of Easynet by Interroute in 2015 and then the acquisition of Interoute by GTT Communications in 2018.
Acquired prefixes:
NLD-3110308
NLD-3110789
NLD-31111789
NLD-31113789
NLD-31114789
NLD-31115789
NLD-31117789
NLD-31118789
NLD-31137890
NLD-31157890
NLD-31161789
NLD-31162789
NLD-31164789
NLD-31165789
NLD-31166789
NLD-31167789
NLD-31168789
NLD-31172789
NLD-31174789
NLD-31180789
NLD-31181789
NLD-31182789
NLD-31183789
NLD-31184789
NLD-31186789
NLD-31187789
NLD-3120720
I4IP BV -> Voiceworks BV - (Netherlands, +31)
158 range prefixes were aquired from I4IP by Voiceworks in the Netherlands. See the newsletter for the full list.
NETNET TELEKOM -> Telekom Srbija a.d. Beograd - (Serbia, +381)
Acquired prefixes:
SRB-381183280
Nexcon.io ApS -> TDC (Nuuday A/S) - (Denmark, +45)
Acquired Ranges:
DNK-4537100628
DNK-4537100629
DNK-4537100635
DNK-4537100636
DNK-4537100637
DNK-4537100638
DNK-4537100639
DNK-453710064
Nimava Group BV -> BusinesscomBV - (Netherlands, +31)
141 range prefixes were aquired from Nimava Group by Businesscom in the Netherlands. See the newsletter for the full list.
SmarTone Macau -> CTM - (Macau, +853)
Acquired prefixes:
MAC-8536200
MAC-8536244
MAC-8536245
MAC-8536270
MAC-8536271
MAC-853636
MAC-8536548
MAC-8536549
MAC-8536602
MAC-8536614
MAC-8536615
MAC-853662
MAC-8536640
MAC-8536641
MAC-8536673
MAC-8536678
MAC-8536830
MAC-8536831
MAC-8536832
MAC-8536833
MAC-8536834
MAC-8536870
MAC-8536871
MAC-8536872
MAC-8536873
MAC-8536874
THE SUMMIT GROUP (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. -> VIRTUTEL PTY LTD - (Australia, +61)
Moved prefixes:
AUS-611800684973
Truphone BV -> 1GLOBAL Operations B.V - (Netherlands, +31)
Acquired prefixes:
NLD-316590
NLD-3168991
NLD-3168992
NLD-3168993
NLD-31970107
Xenosite BV -> Voiceworks BV - (Netherlands, +31)
159 ranges which were allocated to Xenosite BV have been wholly acquired by Voiceworks. That's too many to list here, please see the newsletter for a full list.
Cyber defense and resilience MNO, Dust Mobile, have had their range removed in France (3374308xxxx, MOBILE, France). They still have a range listed in Belgium, but their website appears to be down and we expect the Belgium range to be removed soon. The CEO of Dust Mobile has marked that he left the company in August 2024.
Following the acquisition of Spring Mobil AB by Tele2, we finally have seen the last of the Spring Mobile AB name in Sweden and ranges which were assigned to Spring Mobile now have been announced by Tele2.
Geographic numbering belonging to Votel in France has been removed (3316233xxxx,3342431, France +33 GEOGRAPHIC) and this company is now flagged as
In the USA dedicated VOIP ranges seem to be being sub-assigned to other VOIP companies:
In Sweden, Tele2 have updated the naming of the previous Spring Mobil AB ranges, which means that 46765xxxxxx is all now flagged as Tele2 with no breakouts.
In Brazil, CLARO S.A have announced 9 new MOBILE prefixes.
The USA never fails to have a busy week. This week we detected VOIP, GEOGRAPHIC and MOBILE ranges announced from:
As usual there are too many USA changes to list here, please contact support@e164.com or sign up to the newsletter to receive these.
Videotron in Canada have announced 1263385xxxxx and 1263386xxxxx (Canada +1, MOBILE) to complement 1263380-4. This gives them 7 out of the 10 one-hundred thousand-blocks of 126338xxxxx. Videotron previously had 240 x one-hundred-thousand blocks of MOBILE numbering in Canada, so they have acquired an additional 1% increase in numbering provision.
Still in Canada, Dryden Mobility have announced 1807214xxxx. This complements their one previous range of 1807214xxxx and doubles their effective MOBILE numbering to twenty-thousand numbers. Dryden have an existing portfolio of ranges.
Brazil announced many new ranges, as is typical for the region, too many to list in this update, see the newsletter or support@e164.com for more info. 6 new SHARED_COST ranges did catch the eye of the e164 team. These were added this last week:
We had an influx of new ranges for Russia, with new MOBILE ranges updated from Rostelecom pjsc, Sberbank-Telecom and Dani Coll (Our Network).
USA 95 ranges removed, mostly a mix of mobile and geographic.
Email support@e164.com or sign up to the newsletter to receive lists of ranges deleted.
Additional access to Cambodia detailed ranges have resulted in 480 new ranges for Cambodia.
Following an investigation into the naming of operators in USA, we have updated all naming conventions.
This is a new company in Belgium and has taken on 45 new geographic ranges.
Added prefixes
45 in total too many to list. email support@e164.com for a free csv of these, or see the newsletter.
(Belgium +32, Geographic)
This is a new company name identified in Belgium. This is probably Stour Marine from the UK, however at the moment there is no notification from Stour Marine yet. Our team has reached out to Stour Marine to confirm if it is them.
Added prefixes
324808xxxxx
(Belgium +32, Mobile)
These companies were totally removed in these countries: