Range holder · Blackburn

IDT Global Limited in Blackburn

01254 numbering ranges allocated by Ofcom

About IDT Global Limited’s Blackburn allocation

When IDT Global Limited is the range holder for +44 1254 it means Ofcom recorded IDT Global Limited as the provider entitled to issue numbers from these blocks when they were first allocated under the UK National Telephone Numbering Plan. 2 Blackburn-facing blocks sit against IDT Global Limited in the current Ofcom snapshot, each of which can carry up to ten thousand individual digits available for assignment to end customers.

Blackburn’s Lancashire telecoms estate is shaped by Blackburn's residential and business catchment: a dense urban exchange typically hosts allocations from several national operators in parallel, which is why you see IDT Global Limited’s blocks alongside other range holders on the same 01254 code. Local switching capacity, historic Openreach exchange footprints, and IDT Global Limited’s wholesale routing arrangements all influence which blocks land in Blackburn 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 01254 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.

IDT Global Limited on 01254: by the numbers

Blackburn blocks
2
In active service
100%
Share of 01254
0%
Holders on code
113

Of the 2 blocks IDT Global Limited runs on the 01254 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 Blackburn IDT Global Limited number is likely to be before you even dial it back.

IDT Global Limited runs 2 of the 867 allocated blocks on the 01254 dialling code — roughly 0% of Blackburn’s mapped allocation, shared with 112 other range holders. Most are listed as "Allocated", which means the block is currently in active service with a communications provider.

Allocated ranges

IDT Global Limited blocks on the 01254 (Blackburn) dialling code.

PrefixStatus
+44 125404Allocated
+44 125404Allocated

FAQs about IDT Global Limited on 01254

Why does IDT Global Limited appear on Blackburn (01254) numbers?

IDT Global Limited is listed in Ofcom's UK Numbering Data feed as the originally-allocated range holder for 2 number blocks on the 01254 dialling code, which covers Blackburn. That allocation pre-dates any individual customer — it simply means Ofcom recognised IDT Global Limited as the wholesale operator entitled to issue those digits when the block was first allocated.

Are calls from a Blackburn IDT Global 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 01254 number into the lookup above to combine the IDT Global Limited range data with a live AI internet check for forum reports, scam databases, and business listings.

Has IDT Global Limited's 01254 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.