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Telephone numbering plan

Index Telephone numbering plan

A telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunication to assign telephone numbers to subscriber telephones or other telephony endpoints. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 103 relations: ACeS, Area code 000, Area codes 306, 639, and 474, Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Austria, Automated attendant, Belgium, Brussels, Business telephone system, Cape Town, Christchurch, Country code, Destination routing, Dial plan, Direct distance dialing, Direct inward dial, Dynamic Delegation Discovery System, E.123, E.164, E.214, European Telephony Numbering Space, France, Fukuoka, Geneva, Germany, Global Mobile Satellite System, Globalstar, Help desk, Hotel, India, Inmarsat, Interactive voice response, Interexchange carrier, International mobile subscriber identity, International premium rate service, International Telecommunication Union, Iridium Communications, Italy, ITU-T, Japan, Leased line, List of country calling codes, List of international call prefixes, List of North American Numbering Plan area codes, Local number portability, London, Lumsden, Saskatchewan, National conventions for writing telephone numbers, Nelson, New Zealand, ... Expand index (53 more) »

ACeS

ACeS (PT Asia Cellular Satellite) was a regional satellite telecommunications company based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Area code 000

Area code 000 is not a valid number in any country where dialling '0' reaches an operator. Telephone numbering plan and Area code 000 are telephone numbers by country.

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Area codes 306, 639, and 474

Area codes 306, 639, and 474 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the entire Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a federal territory of Australia.

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Austria

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps.

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Automated attendant

In telephony, an automated attendant (also auto attendant, auto-attendant, autoattendant, automatic phone menus, AA, or virtual receptionist) allows callers to be automatically transferred to an extension without the intervention of an operator/receptionist.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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Brussels

Brussels (Bruxelles,; Brussel), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium.

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Business telephone system

A business telephone system is a telephone system typically used in business environments, encompassing the range of technology from the key telephone system (KTS) to the private branch exchange (PBX).

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Cape Town

Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa.

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Christchurch

Christchurch (Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island and the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand, after Auckland.

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Country code

A country code is a short alphanumeric identification code for countries and dependent areas.

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Destination routing

In telecommunications, destination routing is a methodology for selecting sequential pathways that messages must pass through to reach a target destination, based on a single destination address.

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Dial plan

In telecommunication, a dial plan (or dialing plan) establishes the permitted sequences of digits dialed by telephone subscriber and the manner in which a telephone switch interprets these digits within the definitions of the prevailing telephone numbering plan. Telephone numbering plan and dial plan are telephone numbers.

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Direct distance dialing

Direct distance dialing (DDD) is a telecommunication service feature in North America by which a caller may, without operator assistance, call any other user outside the local calling area.

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Direct inward dial

Direct inward dialing (DID), also called direct dial-in (DDI) in Europe and Oceania, is a telecommunication service offered by telephone companies to subscribers who operate private branch exchange (PBX) systems.

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Dynamic Delegation Discovery System

The Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) is an algorithm for applying string transformation rules to application-unique strings to extract specific syntax elements.

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E.123

E.123 is an international standard by the Telecommunication Standardization Sector of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T), entitled Notation for national and international telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and Web addresses. Telephone numbering plan and E.123 are telephone numbers.

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E.164

E.164 is an international standard (ITU-T Recommendation), titled The international public telecommunication numbering plan, that defines a numbering plan for the worldwide public switched telephone network (PSTN) and some other data networks. Telephone numbering plan and E.164 are telephone numbers.

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E.214

In mobile telecommunications network routing, E.214 is one of three prevailing numbering plans used for delivering mobility management related messages.

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European Telephony Numbering Space

With the intent of forming a trans-Europe numbering plan as an option (or then future movement) for anyone needing multi-national European telephone presence, the ITU allocated country calling code +388 as a subdivided, catch-all container for such services. Telephone numbering plan and European Telephony Numbering Space are telephone numbers.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Fukuoka

Fukuoka (福岡市) is the sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

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Geneva

Geneva (Genève)Genf; Ginevra; Genevra.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Global Mobile Satellite System

The Global Mobile Satellite System (GMSS) consists of several satellite phone providers serving private customers.

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Globalstar

Globalstar, Inc. is an American satellite communications company that operates a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation for satellite phone, low-speed data communications and earth observations.

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Help desk

A help desk is a department or person that provides assistance and information, usually for electronic or computer problems.

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Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Inmarsat

Inmarsat is a British satellite telecommunications company, offering global mobile services.

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Interactive voice response

Interactive voice response (IVR) is a technology that allows telephone users to interact with a computer-operated telephone system through the use of voice and DTMF tones input with a keypad.

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Interexchange carrier

An interexchange carrier (IXC), in U.S. legal and regulatory terminology, is a type of telecommunication company, commonly called a long-distance telephone company.

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International mobile subscriber identity

The international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) is a number that uniquely identifies every user of a cellular network.

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International premium rate service

International premium rate service (IPRS) refers to internationally available telephone-based premium services. Telephone numbering plan and international premium rate service are telephone numbers.

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International Telecommunication Union

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)French: Union Internationale des Télécommunications is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies.

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Iridium Communications

Iridium Communications Inc. (formerly Iridium Satellite LLC) is a publicly traded American company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, United States.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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ITU-T

The International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) is one of the three Sectors (branches) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Leased line

A leased line is a private telecommunications circuit between two or more locations provided according to a commercial contract.

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List of country calling codes

Country calling codes, country dial-in codes, international subscriber dialing (ISD) codes, or most commonly, telephone country codes are telephone number prefixes for reaching telephone subscribers in foreign countries or areas via international telecommunication networks. Telephone numbering plan and List of country calling codes are telephone numbers.

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List of international call prefixes

This is a list of international dialing prefixes used in various countries for direct dialing of international telephone calls. Telephone numbering plan and list of international call prefixes are telephone numbers.

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List of North American Numbering Plan area codes

The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) divides the territories of its members into geographic numbering plan areas (NPAs).

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Local number portability

Local number portability (LNP) for fixed lines, and full mobile number portability (FMNP) for mobile phone lines, refers to the ability of a "customer of record" of an existing fixed-line or mobile telephone number assigned by a local exchange carrier (LEC) to reassign the number to another carrier ("service provider portability"), move it to another location ("geographic portability"), or change the type of service ("service portability"). Telephone numbering plan and local number portability are telephone numbers.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Lumsden, Saskatchewan

Lumsden is a town in the Qu'Appelle Valley in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, 31 km northwest of the city of Regina.

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National conventions for writing telephone numbers

National conventions for writing telephone numbers vary by country. Telephone numbering plan and National conventions for writing telephone numbers are telephone numbers.

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Nelson, New Zealand

Nelson (Whakatū) is a New Zealand city and unitary authority on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay at the top of the South Island.

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New South Wales

New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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North American Numbering Plan

The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is a telephone numbering plan for twenty-five regions in twenty countries, primarily in North America and the Caribbean. Telephone numbering plan and North American Numbering Plan are telephone numbers.

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Numbering scheme

There are many different numbering schemes for assigning nominal numbers to entities.

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Operator Toll Dialing

Operator Toll Dialing was a telephone call routing and toll-switching system for the Bell System and the independent telephone companies in the United States and Canada that was developed in the 1940s.

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Overlay complex

In telecommunications, an area code overlay complex is a telephone numbering plan that assigns multiple area codes to the same geographic numbering plan area (NPA).

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Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city of France.

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Peer-to-peer SIP

Peer-to-peer SIP (P2P-SIP) is an implementation of a distributed voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or instant messaging communications application using a peer-to-peer (P2P) architecture in which session control between communication end points is facilitated with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

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Pendrell Corporation

Pendrell Corporation (formerly NASDAQ:PCO, delisted Nov 2017) is an intellectual property (IP) investment, advisory services and asset management firm.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch), is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

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Prague

Prague (Praha) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia.

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Public switched telephone network

The public switched telephone network (PSTN) is the aggregate of the world's telephone networks that are operated by national, regional, or local telephony operators.

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Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

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Rome

Rome (Italian and Roma) is the capital city of Italy.

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Room service

Room service or in-room dining is a hotel service enabling guests to choose items of food and drink for delivery to their hotel room for consumption.

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Saarbrücken

Saarbrücken (Saar Bridges; Rhenish Franconian: Sabrigge; Sarrebruck; Saarbrécken; Saravipons) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany.

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Saarland University

Saarland University (Universität des Saarlandes) is a public research university located in Saarbrücken, the capital of the German state of Saarland.

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Saskatoon

Saskatoon is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

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Satellite phone

A satellite telephone, satellite phone or satphone is a type of mobile phone that connects to other phones or the telephone network by radio link through satellites orbiting the Earth instead of terrestrial cell sites, as cellphones do.

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Shared-cost service

Shared-cost service is a type of telephone call billing where the charge for calling a particular telephone number is split between the caller and the called party. Telephone numbering plan and Shared-cost service are telephone numbers.

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Signalling Connection Control Part

The Signalling Connection Control Part (SCCP) is a network layer protocol that provides extended routing, flow control, segmentation, connection-orientation, and error correction facilities in Signaling System 7 telecommunications networks. Telephone numbering plan and Signalling Connection Control Part are ITU-T recommendations.

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Signalling System No. 7

Signalling System No. Telephone numbering plan and Signalling System No. 7 are ITU-T recommendations.

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SMS

Short Message Service, commonly abbreviated as SMS, is a text messaging service component of most telephone, Internet and mobile device systems.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Subscriber trunk dialling

Subscriber trunk dialling (STD), also known as subscriber toll dialing, is a telephone numbering plan feature and telecommunications technology in the United Kingdom and various Commonwealth countries for the dialling of trunk calls by telephone subscribers without the assistance of switchboard operators. Telephone numbering plan and subscriber trunk dialling are telephone numbers.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.

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Telecommunications

Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information with an immediacy comparable to face-to-face communication.

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Telecommunications in Brazil

Brazil has both modern technologies in the center-south portion, counting with LTE, 3G HSPA, DSL ISDB based Digital TV.

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Telecommunications in Peru

Telecommunications in Peru include radio and television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.

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Telecommunications in Syria

The Syrian Ministry of Communications retains governmental authority over the internet in Syria.

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Telephone exchange

A telephone exchange, also known as a telephone switch or central office, is a crucial component in the public switched telephone network (PSTN) or large enterprise telecommunications systems.

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Telephone exchange names

A telephone exchange name or central office name was a distinguishing and memorable name assigned to a central office. Telephone numbering plan and telephone exchange names are telephone numbers.

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Telephone number

A telephone number is a sequence of digits assigned to a landline telephone subscriber station connected to a telephone line or to a wireless electronic telephony device, such as a radio telephone or a mobile telephone, or to other devices for data transmission via the public switched telephone network (PSTN), or other public and private networks. Telephone numbering plan and telephone number are telephone numbers.

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Telephone numbers in Argentina

In Argentina, area codes are two, three, or four digits long (after the initial zero). Telephone numbering plan and Telephone numbers in Argentina are telephone numbers by country.

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Telephone numbers in Denmark

Denmark generally uses an eight-digit closed telephone numbering plan. Telephone numbering plan and telephone numbers in Denmark are telephone numbers by country.

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Telephone numbers in Germany

The regulation of telephone numbers in Germany is the responsibility of the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur, BNetzA) of the German government. Telephone numbering plan and telephone numbers in Germany are telephone numbers by country.

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Telephone numbers in India

Telephone numbers in India are administered under the National Numbering Plan of 2003 by the Department of Telecommunications of the Government of India. Telephone numbering plan and Telephone numbers in India are telephone numbers by country.

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Telephone numbers in Mexico

Telephone numbers in Mexico are regulated by the Federal Telecommunications Institute, an independent government agency of Mexico. Telephone numbering plan and Telephone numbers in Mexico are telephone numbers by country.

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Telephone numbers in New Zealand

The New Zealand telephone numbering plan describes the allocation of telephone numbers in New Zealand and the Pitcairn Islands. Telephone numbering plan and telephone numbers in New Zealand are telephone numbers by country.

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Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, telephone numbers are administered by the Office of Communications (Ofcom). Telephone numbering plan and telephone numbers in the United Kingdom are telephone numbers by country.

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Telephone numbers in Uruguay

Telephone numbers in Uruguay use the calling code +598. Telephone numbering plan and Telephone numbers in Uruguay are telephone numbers by country.

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Telex

Telex is a telecommunication service that provides text-based message exchange over the circuits of the public switched telephone network or by private lines.

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The Columbus Dispatch

The Columbus Dispatch is a daily newspaper based in Columbus, Ohio.

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Thuraya

Thuraya (الثريا, Gulf Arabic pron.:; from the Arabic name for the constellation of the Pleiades, Thurayya) is a United Arab Emirates-based regional mobile-satellite service (MSS) provider.

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Toll-free telephone number

A toll-free telephone number or freephone number is a telephone number that is billed for all arriving calls. Telephone numbering plan and toll-free telephone number are telephone numbers.

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Trunk prefix

A trunk prefix is a digit sequence to be dialled before a telephone number to initiate a telephone call for the purpose of selecting an appropriate telecommunications circuit by which the call is to be routed. Telephone numbering plan and trunk prefix are telephone numbers.

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Universal Personal Telecommunications

Universal personal telecommunications (UPT) was a special segment of the international telephone number space which had been set aside for universal personal telephone numbers. Telephone numbering plan and universal Personal Telecommunications are telephone numbers.

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Verizon

Verizon Communications Inc., is an American telecommunications company headquartered in New York City.

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Voice over IP

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), also called IP telephony, is a method and group of technologies for voice calls for the delivery of voice communication sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet.

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X.121

X.121 is the ITU-T address format of the X.25 protocol suite used as part of call setup to establish a switched virtual circuit between public data networks (PDNs), connecting two network user addresses (NUAs). Telephone numbering plan and X.121 are ITU-T recommendations.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan

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