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8x8 UK Limited in Basildon

01268 numbering ranges allocated by Ofcom

About 8x8 UK Limited’s Basildon allocation

When 8x8 UK Limited is the range holder for +44 1268 it means Ofcom recorded 8x8 UK Limited as the provider entitled to issue numbers from these blocks when they were first allocated under the UK National Telephone Numbering Plan. 2 Basildon-facing blocks sit against 8x8 UK Limited in the current Ofcom snapshot, each of which can carry up to ten thousand individual digits available for assignment to end customers.

Basildon’s Essex telecoms estate is shaped by Basildon's residential and business catchment: a dense urban exchange typically hosts allocations from several national operators in parallel, which is why you see 8x8 UK Limited’s blocks alongside other range holders on the same 01268 code. Local switching capacity, historic Openreach exchange footprints, and 8x8 UK Limited’s wholesale routing arrangements all influence which blocks land in Basildon rather than elsewhere on the national plan.

Treat this allocation as a starting point, not a verdict on any specific caller. UK numbers are portable, so the current carrier on a given 01268 digit string may differ from the range holder shown — read Range Holder vs current provider for the distinction, and How Ofcom allocates UK phone numbers for the wider context behind the table below.

8x8 UK Limited on 01268: by the numbers

Basildon blocks
2
In active service
100%
Share of 01268
0%
Holders on code
106

Of the 2 blocks 8x8 UK Limited runs on the 01268 code, 2 (100%) are marked as actively allocated in the current Ofcom snapshot.

By number family these blocks are 100% geographic (01 / 02) — a profile that tells you what kind of caller a Basildon 8x8 UK Limited number is likely to be before you even dial it back.

8x8 UK Limited runs 2 of the 903 allocated blocks on the 01268 dialling code — roughly 0% of Basildon’s mapped allocation, shared with 105 other range holders. Most are listed as "Allocated", which means the block is currently in active service with a communications provider.

Allocated ranges

8x8 UK Limited blocks on the 01268 (Basildon) dialling code.

PrefixStatus
+44 1268943Allocated
+44 1268943Allocated

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FAQs about 8x8 UK Limited on 01268

Why does 8x8 UK Limited appear on Basildon (01268) numbers?

8x8 UK Limited is listed in Ofcom's UK Numbering Data feed as the originally-allocated range holder for 2 number blocks on the 01268 dialling code, which covers Basildon. That allocation pre-dates any individual customer — it simply means Ofcom recognised 8x8 UK Limited as the wholesale operator entitled to issue those digits when the block was first allocated.

Are calls from a Basildon 8x8 UK Limited-allocated number safe?

An Ofcom allocation only tells you which provider the block was issued to; it is not a safety verdict. UK numbers can be ported between networks, and any UK area code can be spoofed by an overseas caller. Paste the specific 01268 number into the lookup above to combine the 8x8 UK Limited range data with a live AI internet check for forum reports, scam databases, and business listings.

Has 8x8 UK Limited's 01268 block been updated recently?

Yes — the table above is sourced from Ofcom's public UK Numbering Data feed, which we re-ingest every week (typically Wednesday). Any block that has been re-assigned, withdrawn or marked free will appear with its new status on the next refresh. Numbers within an allocated block can still be ported to another carrier in between Ofcom updates; see our range-holder-vs-current-provider guide for the distinction.