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Eircom (UK) Limited in Folkestone

01303 numbering ranges allocated by Ofcom

About Eircom (UK) Limited’s Folkestone allocation

When Eircom (UK) Limited is the range holder for +44 1303 it means Ofcom recorded Eircom (UK) Limited as the provider entitled to issue numbers from these blocks when they were first allocated under the UK National Telephone Numbering Plan. 1 Folkestone-facing block sits against Eircom (UK) Limited in the current Ofcom snapshot, each of which can carry up to ten thousand individual digits available for assignment to end customers.

Folkestone’s Kent telecoms estate is shaped by Folkestone's residential and business catchment: a dense urban exchange typically hosts allocations from several national operators in parallel, which is why you see Eircom (UK) Limited’s blocks alongside other range holders on the same 01303 code. Local switching capacity, historic Openreach exchange footprints, and Eircom (UK) Limited’s wholesale routing arrangements all influence which blocks land in Folkestone 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 01303 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.

Eircom (UK) Limited on 01303: by the numbers

Folkestone blocks: 1
In active service: 100%
Share of 01303: 0%
Holders on code: 108

Of the 1 block Eircom (UK) Limited runs on the 01303 code, 1 (100%) is 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 Folkestone Eircom (UK) Limited number is likely to be before you even dial it back.

Eircom (UK) Limited runs 1 of the 849 allocated blocks on the 01303 dialling code — roughly 0% of Folkestone’s mapped allocation, shared with 107 other range holders. Most are listed as "Allocated", which means the block is currently in active service with a communications provider.

Allocated ranges

Eircom (UK) Limited blocks on the 01303 (Folkestone) dialling code.

Prefix	Status
+44 1303	Allocated

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FAQs about Eircom (UK) Limited on 01303

Why does Eircom (UK) Limited appear on Folkestone (01303) numbers?

Eircom (UK) Limited is listed in Ofcom's UK Numbering Data feed as the originally-allocated range holder for 1 number block on the 01303 dialling code, which covers Folkestone. That allocation pre-dates any individual customer — it simply means Ofcom recognised Eircom (UK) Limited as the wholesale operator entitled to issue those digits when the block was first allocated.

Are calls from a Folkestone Eircom (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 01303 number into the lookup above to combine the Eircom (UK) Limited range data with a live AI internet check for forum reports, scam databases, and business listings.

Has Eircom (UK) Limited's 01303 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.