International Networks (country code)

International Networks is the name given by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to country calling codes 882 and 883, and serves as a catch-all for telephone services not dedicated to a single country. Satellite telephone carriers, especially those with worldwide service, are allocated within the Global Mobile Satellite System (GMSS), country code 881, with the exception of non-terrestrial Inmarsat, country code 870.

As in the other such shared country codes, carriers are allocated number space within this code space plus their identification code (two-digit number in 882 code space, three or four digit number in 883 code space). The phone number for a subscriber of such a service will start with +882/+883 followed by the carrier code.

The cost to call such a number can be high; for example in the British Telecom price list rates for various 882 and 883 numbers ranged from £0.60 to £4.50 per minute.^[1]

Carrier Codes

As of September 15, 2011 the assignments of +882/+883 carrier codes are as follows:

Active

In the +882-99 block, two numbering spaces are currently colliding: The numbering area has officially been assigned to Telenor but prior to this assignment, e164.org has started to assign unofficial numbers within that numbering area.^[9]

Inactive

The following codes have been previously assigned by the ITU but were not used as of 2007:

References

1. ↑ "BT Price List". BT. Retrieved 30 January 2017. 
2. ↑ www.mcp.com.
3. ↑ www.oration.gr/index-en.html.
4. ↑ www.gni.ch.
5. ↑ www.seanet.se.
6. ↑ iNum Initiative
7. ↑ ITU oficial website
8. ↑ MCN Telecom official website
9. ↑ www.e164.org/about.php.

External links

• iNum OFFICIAL Website
• Voxbone, the company behind iNUM creation
• World Telephone Numbering Guide: Special Services
• ITU-T SG2 NCT: E.164 country code 882 plus one 2-digit IC
• List of ITU-T Recommendation E.164 assigned country codes