742
Area code 742
Ontario, Canada
National (742) 555-0123, E.164 +17425550123
How the 149 central office codes (exchanges) of area code 742 were allocated, from the North American Numbering Plan's records: to which carrier, as which line type. A 742 number is mobile, fixed line or VoIP according to its exchange, the three digits after the area code; the allocation is the original one (below).
At a glance
- Country code
- +1
- Province
- ON
- Exchanges on record
- 149
- Carriers on record
- 12
- Mobile 26 (17%)
- Fixed line 105 (70%)
- VoIP 18 (12%)
- 149 exchanges on record
Most exchanges: Fgltel 34, Rogers 26, Beanfield Technologies 24.
Check a number
Valid fixed line or mobile number in Canada.
| Country | Canada numbering plan |
|---|---|
| Line type | Fixed line or mobile |
| Carrier the block was allocated to | No carrier on record for this prefix |
| E.164 | +17425550123 |
| International | +1 742-555-0123 |
| National | (742) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 | tel:+1-742-555-0123 |
Source: Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNAC); North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA); National numbering plan: Canada (ITU)
The example is 742-555-0123: 555-0100 to 555-0199 are set aside for fictional use in every area code.
The exchange map
One cell per exchange: blocks 742 2xx to 742 9xx; in each block the row is the tens digit, the column the units digit.
- Mobile 26
- Fixed line 105
- VoIP 18
- Not on record 651
Formats and patterns
| E.164 | +17425550123 |
|---|---|
| International | +1 742-555-0123 |
| National | (742) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 (tel: URI) | tel:+1-742-555-0123 |
Any 742 number, in E.164
^\+1742[2-9]\d{6}$+1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits.
Mobile exchanges (26 on record)
^\+1742(?:2(?:1[23]|47)|350|472|5(?:5[068]|88|99)|6(?:01|1[4-6]|88)|7(?:01|78)|8(?:55|8[067]|99)|9(?:8[6-8]|99))\d{4}$Fixed line exchanges (105 on record)
^\+1742(?:2(?:0[0-6]|1[89]|2[025-9]|3[349]|4[0-68]|[56]0|77|8[08]|99)|3(?:0[0-3]|3[13]|6[89]|7\d|8[0-24-9]|9[1-39])|4(?:0[01]|22|4[24]|50|61|88)|5(?:00|32|5[12]|83)|6(?:00|66|99)|7(?:00|77|88)|8(?:[09]0|77|8[1-589])|9(?:0[01]|89|9[0-8]))\d{4}$VoIP exchanges (18 on record)
^\+1742(?:2(?:10|76)|3(?:12|67)|7(?:24|4[3-8]|7[0-6]))\d{4}$The exchange patterns follow the original allocations; a number ported since keeps its digits but not necessarily its carrier or its line type.
Carriers and their exchanges
Every carrier holding exchanges in 742, with the exchanges allocated to it (the three digits after the area code).
| Carrier | Exchanges | Mobile | Fixed line | VoIP | Exchanges held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fgltel | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 239–246, 248, 277, 368–382, 384–389, 391–393 |
| Rogers | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 233, 288, 299, 331, 399, 488, 550–552, 556, 558, 599, 688, 699, 778, 788, 855, 877, 880–885, 887, 899 |
| Beanfield Technologies | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 201–206, 301–303, 532, 583, 800, 900–901, 989–998 |
| IXICA Communications | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 200, 220, 222, 225, 300, 333, 400, 422, 442, 444, 500, 600, 666, 700, 777 |
| Fibernetics | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 743–748, 770–776 |
| Cogeco | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 218–219, 226–229, 250, 260, 280, 401, 450, 461 |
| Bell | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 212–213, 601, 614–616, 701 |
| Telus | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 234, 247, 472, 986–988, 999 |
| Iristel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 210, 276, 312, 367, 724 |
| ISP Telecom | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 888–890 |
| Fido | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 588, 886 |
| Videotron | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 350 |
Questions developers ask
- Where is area code 742?
- Area code 742 is in Ontario, Canada: all 149 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 742, then the seven-digit number.
- Is a 742 number mobile or landline?
- Either: in the North American Numbering Plan the line type belongs to the exchange (the three digits after the area code), not to the area code. Of the 149 exchanges on record in 742, 26 (17%) were allocated as mobile, 105 (70%) as fixed line and 18 (12%) as VoIP. A number can have been ported since, to another carrier and even to another line type.
- Which carriers have numbers in area code 742?
- 12 carriers hold exchanges in 742 on record; the most: Fgltel (34), Rogers (26) and Beanfield Technologies (24). These are the original allocations: with number portability, a number may be served by another carrier today, which only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) can tell.
- How do I validate a 742 phone number?
- In E.164 a 742 number matches ^\+1742[2-9]\d{6}$: +1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits. Written nationally it reads (742) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.