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Tata Communications (UK) Limited in Buckingham

01280 numbering ranges allocated by Ofcom

About Tata Communications (UK) Limited’s Buckingham allocation

When Tata Communications (UK) Limited is the range holder for +44 1280 it means Ofcom recorded Tata Communications (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 Buckingham-facing blocks sit against Tata Communications (UK) Limited in the current Ofcom snapshot, each of which can carry up to ten thousand individual digits available for assignment to end customers.

Buckingham’s Buckinghamshire telecoms estate is shaped by Buckingham's residential and business catchment: a dense urban exchange typically hosts allocations from several national operators in parallel, which is why you see Tata Communications (UK) Limited’s blocks alongside other range holders on the same 01280 code. Local switching capacity, historic Openreach exchange footprints, and Tata Communications (UK) Limited’s wholesale routing arrangements all influence which blocks land in Buckingham 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 01280 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.

Tata Communications (UK) Limited on 01280: by the numbers

Buckingham blocks: 2
In active service: 100%
Share of 01280: 0%
Holders on code: 103

Of the 2 blocks Tata Communications (UK) Limited runs on the 01280 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 Buckingham Tata Communications (UK) Limited number is likely to be before you even dial it back.

Tata Communications (UK) Limited runs 2 of the 975 allocated blocks on the 01280 dialling code — roughly 0% of Buckingham’s mapped allocation, shared with 102 other range holders. Most are listed as "Allocated", which means the block is currently in active service with a communications provider.

Allocated ranges

Tata Communications (UK) Limited blocks on the 01280 (Buckingham) dialling code.

Prefix	Status
+44 1280502	Allocated
+44 1280502	Allocated

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FAQs about Tata Communications (UK) Limited on 01280

Why does Tata Communications (UK) Limited appear on Buckingham (01280) numbers?

Tata Communications (UK) Limited is listed in Ofcom's UK Numbering Data feed as the originally-allocated range holder for 2 number blocks on the 01280 dialling code, which covers Buckingham. That allocation pre-dates any individual customer — it simply means Ofcom recognised Tata Communications (UK) Limited as the wholesale operator entitled to issue those digits when the block was first allocated.

Are calls from a Buckingham Tata Communications (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 01280 number into the lookup above to combine the Tata Communications (UK) Limited range data with a live AI internet check for forum reports, scam databases, and business listings.

Has Tata Communications (UK) Limited's 01280 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.