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| From | Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> |
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| Newsgroups | uk.telecom |
| Subject | Re: Area codes in Cumbria |
| Date | 2026-09-30 10:37 +0100 |
| Organization | Frantic |
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David Wade <dave@g4ugm.invalid> writes: > On 30/09/2026 10:27, Scott wrote: >> On Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:23:47 +0100, Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> wrote: >> >>> Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> writes: >>> >>>> On Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:34:09 +0100, Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> wrote: >>>> [snip] >>>>> https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/phones-telecoms-and-internet/information-for-industry/numbering/other/national-numbering-plan.pdf >>>> >>>> 1. I didn't know Telex still existed (page 15) > > It doesn't. > >>>> 2. Just skimming through, the 6 digit codes seem to be in Cumbria >>> >>> Claude says: >>> >>> 013873 Langholm Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway) >>> 015242 Hornby Lancashire (Lune Valley, near Lancaster) >>> >>> The rest of them are in Cumbria. >> Thanks. It was a quick skim on my part, as I mentioned. Could >> Langholm >> and Hornby be 'serviced' out of Cumbria? This seems to be a bit of a >> coincidence. Why would a small number of exchanges have 6-digit STD >> codes? > > Don't theses things all "vanish" at the end of the year? When everyone > is on VOIP it doesn't matter where they are serviced from. OFCOM says > it intends to maintain the link between "area codes" but permit "out > of area use" but I am not sure what the rules are. > > Dave B3.1.1 mentions this. "A Geographic Number shall be assigned only to a Subscriber whose Network Termination Point is physically located within the geographic area associated with that number (having regard to the relevant Geographic Area Code), unless: "a. the Subscriber has requested a Geographic Number that includes the relevant Geographic Area Code; and "b. charges for calls to that Geographic Number remain consistent with charges for calls to other Geographic Numbers that include the same Geographic Area Code. " According to Claude this facility goes back a long way, 2011 or 2003 maybe, but documents are not available from before that (when Oftel was the regulator).
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Area codes in Cumbria Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-09-28 21:36 +0100
Re: Area codes in Cumbria Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-09-28 22:34 +0100
Re: Area codes in Cumbria Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-09-29 09:22 +0100
Re: Area codes in Cumbria Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-09-29 21:12 +0100
Re: Area codes in Cumbria Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-09-29 21:23 +0100
Re: Area codes in Cumbria Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-09-30 09:27 +0100
Re: Area codes in Cumbria David Wade <dave@g4ugm.invalid> - 2026-09-30 11:19 +0200
Re: Area codes in Cumbria Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-09-30 10:37 +0100
Re: Area codes in Cumbria Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-30 18:21 +0100
Re: Area codes in Cumbria Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-09-30 18:47 +0100
Re: Area codes in Cumbria David Wade <dave@g4ugm.invalid> - 2026-09-30 21:44 +0200
Re: Area codes in Cumbria Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-09-30 21:02 +0100
Re: Area codes in Cumbria David Wade <dave@g4ugm.invalid> - 2026-09-30 22:43 +0200
Re: Area codes in Cumbria The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-01 15:59 +0100
Re: Area codes in Cumbria Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-30 18:18 +0100
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