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Range holder

Orbital Net Limited

Orbital Net Limited is listed by Ofcom as the originally-allocated provider for 28 UK number ranges, mostly landline (01/02). Numbers within these blocks may have since been ported to a different carrier.

Orbital Net Limited at a glance

Number ranges
28
Number types
  • Landline (01/02) 27
  • UK-wide (03) 1
First allocation
20 July 2009
Latest allocation
15 July 2022
Most blocks in
01634 Medway, 01206 Colchester, 01227 Canterbury

Source: Ofcom numbering data, re-imported weekly. Each range is counted once.

Allocated ranges by year

The year Ofcom allocated each range Orbital Net Limited still holds; the busiest year was 2020 (13).

20096
20114
20141
20152
20171
202013
20221

If a number from Orbital Net Limited's ranges called you

No clear pattern in reports for these numbers yet. If a call worried you:

  1. 1

    Call back on a number you trust

    If a caller says they're your bank, HMRC, a courier or a council, hang up and ring the organisation on the number from its website or your statement, never the number that called you. Caller ID can be faked.

  2. 2

    Forward it to 7726

    On a mobile, copy the caller's number from your recent calls and text it to 7726 (it spells SPAM). Scam texts can be forwarded to 7726 as they are. It's free, and your network uses the reports to investigate and block numbers.

    Ofcom: what to do about a scam call ↗

  3. 3

    Stop sales calls

    Register your landline and mobile free with the Telephone Preference Service (0345 070 0707). Legitimate UK marketers must check it; calls should drop within 28 days. It won't stop scammers.

    Telephone Preference Service ↗

  4. 4

    If you lost money or shared details

    Call your bank on the number on your card (or 159 to reach most UK banks safely), then report it to Report Fraud online or on 0300 123 2040. Report Fraud replaced Action Fraud on 4 December 2025 for England, Wales and Northern Ireland; in Scotland call Police Scotland on 101.

    159 (Stop Scams UK) ↗Report Fraud ↗

All Orbital Net Limited ranges28, by prefix
PrefixStatus
+44 1206697Allocated
+44 1227668Allocated
+44 1233467Allocated
+44 1243347Allocated
+44 1255619Allocated
+44 1271630Allocated
+44 1303641Allocated
+44 1304695Allocated
+44 1323575Allocated
+44 1394816Allocated
+44 1424610Allocated
+44 1489350Allocated
+44 1502815Allocated
+44 1580486Allocated
+44 1621499Allocated
+44 1622902Allocated
+44 1626920Allocated
+44 1634502Allocated
+44 1634900Allocated
+44 1728593Allocated
+44 1732625Allocated
+44 1795383Allocated
+44 1797212Allocated
+44 1803920Allocated
+44 1843621Allocated
+44 1932923Allocated
+44 208070Allocated
+44 330324Allocated

Frequently asked questions

What does it mean that Orbital Net Limited is the range holder?

Ofcom allocated the blocks listed on this page to Orbital Net Limited. A number keeps its digits when its user switches provider, so a number in these blocks may now be on another network; Ofcom doesn't publish who a number is on today.

What kinds of numbers does Orbital Net Limited hold?

Of its 28 allocated ranges: 27 landline (01/02), 1 uk-wide (03). The oldest dates from 20 July 2009 and the newest from 15 July 2022.

Which area codes does Orbital Net Limited have most numbers in?

By allocated blocks: 01634 Medway (2), 01206 Colchester (1), 01227 Canterbury (1), 01233 Ashford (1), 01243 Chichester (1).

How often is the Orbital Net Limited list updated?

Ofcom publishes its numbering data every Wednesday and this page is rebuilt from it weekly, so new Orbital Net Limited blocks appear within about a week.