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Telecoms World Direct Limited in Newton Abbot

01626 numbering ranges allocated by Ofcom

About Telecoms World Direct Limited’s Newton Abbot allocation

When Telecoms World Direct Limited is the range holder for +44 1626 it means Ofcom recorded Telecoms World Direct Limited as the provider entitled to issue numbers from these blocks when they were first allocated under the UK National Telephone Numbering Plan. 2 Newton Abbot-facing blocks sit against Telecoms World Direct Limited in the current Ofcom snapshot, each of which can carry up to ten thousand individual digits available for assignment to end customers.

Newton Abbot’s Devon telecoms estate is shaped by Newton Abbot's residential and business catchment: a dense urban exchange typically hosts allocations from several national operators in parallel, which is why you see Telecoms World Direct Limited’s blocks alongside other range holders on the same 01626 code. Local switching capacity, historic Openreach exchange footprints, and Telecoms World Direct Limited’s wholesale routing arrangements all influence which blocks land in Newton Abbot 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 01626 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.

Telecoms World Direct Limited on 01626: by the numbers

Newton Abbot blocks
2
In active service
100%
Share of 01626
0%
Holders on code
99

Of the 2 blocks Telecoms World Direct Limited runs on the 01626 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 Newton Abbot Telecoms World Direct Limited number is likely to be before you even dial it back.

Telecoms World Direct Limited runs 2 of the 777 allocated blocks on the 01626 dialling code — roughly 0% of Newton Abbot’s mapped allocation, shared with 98 other range holders. Most are listed as "Allocated", which means the block is currently in active service with a communications provider.

Allocated ranges

Telecoms World Direct Limited blocks on the 01626 (Newton Abbot) dialling code.

PrefixStatus
+44 162672Allocated
+44 162672Allocated

FAQs about Telecoms World Direct Limited on 01626

Why does Telecoms World Direct Limited appear on Newton Abbot (01626) numbers?

Telecoms World Direct Limited is listed in Ofcom's UK Numbering Data feed as the originally-allocated range holder for 2 number blocks on the 01626 dialling code, which covers Newton Abbot. That allocation pre-dates any individual customer — it simply means Ofcom recognised Telecoms World Direct Limited as the wholesale operator entitled to issue those digits when the block was first allocated.

Are calls from a Newton Abbot Telecoms World Direct 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 01626 number into the lookup above to combine the Telecoms World Direct Limited range data with a live AI internet check for forum reports, scam databases, and business listings.

Has Telecoms World Direct Limited's 01626 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.