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"name": "Telna", "lineType": "mobile", "prefixCount": 1, "ranges": [ "074185" ] }, { "name": "Test2date", "lineType": "mobile", "prefixCount": 1, "ranges": [ "075898" ] }, { "name": "Voicetec", "lineType": "mobile", "prefixCount": 1, "ranges": [ "074574" ] }, { "name": "Wave Mobile", "lineType": "mobile", "prefixCount": 1, "ranges": [ "073697" ] }, { "name": "Wavecrest", "lineType": "mobile", "prefixCount": 1, "ranges": [ "075370" ] } ], "sandbox": { "input": "+447400123456", "valid": true, "type": "Mobile", "carrier": "Three", "region": "GB", "formats": { "e164": "+447400123456", "international": "+44 7400 123456", "national": "07400 123456", "rfc3966": "tel:+44-7400-123456" }, "parts": { "countryCode": "+44", "destinationCode": "7400", "destinationKind": "network code", "subscriber": "123456" } }, "faq": [ { "question": "How many digits does a phone number in the United Kingdom have?", "answer": "Mobile numbers have 10 national digits. Fixed line numbers have 9 or 10 national digits (4 to 8 when dialled locally). That is the national number, without the country code +44 and without the trunk prefix 0." }, { "question": "What is the country code for the United Kingdom?", "answer": "+44. From abroad, dial your own exit code, then 44, then the national number without its trunk prefix 0. From inside the United Kingdom, the exit code for international calls is 00." }, { "question": "Which prefixes are mobile numbers in the United Kingdom?", "answer": "Mobile numbers start with 071, 072, 073, 074, 075, 077, 078 or 079 in national form; the mobile regular expression on this page gives the exact ranges (example: 07400 123456). The carrier table shows which prefix blocks were allocated to which operator." }, { "question": "Can a mobile number in the United Kingdom be ported to another carrier?", "answer": "Yes. The United Kingdom has mobile number portability, so a prefix tells you the carrier a number was originally allocated to, not necessarily the one serving it today. Only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) answers that." } ], "meta": { "dataAsOf": "2026-10-25", "dataPoints": 109, "references": [ { "authority": "Ofcom", "title": "National Telephone Numbering Plan", "url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/phone-numbers/numbering" }, { "authority": "ITU", "title": "National numbering plan: United Kingdom", "url": "https://www.itu.int/oth/T02020000DD/en" } ] }, "neighbours": [ "https://phonelookup.dev/country/gg.json", "https://phonelookup.dev/country/im.json", "https://phonelookup.dev/country/je.json", "https://phonelookup.dev/country/at.json", "https://phonelookup.dev/country/dk.json", "https://phonelookup.dev/country/se.json", "https://phonelookup.dev/country/ch.json", "https://phonelookup.dev/country/no.json", "https://phonelookup.dev/country/pl.json", "https://phonelookup.dev/country/ro.json", "https://phonelookup.dev/country/de.json", "https://phonelookup.dev/country/cz.json" ] }