Range holder · Monmouth

Telefonica UK Limited in Monmouth

01600 numbering ranges allocated by Ofcom

About Telefonica UK Limited’s Monmouth allocation

When Telefonica UK Limited is the range holder for +44 1600 it means Ofcom recorded Telefonica 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 Monmouth-facing block sits against Telefonica UK Limited in the current Ofcom snapshot, each of which can carry up to ten thousand individual digits available for assignment to end customers.

Monmouth’s Wales telecoms estate is shaped by Monmouth's residential and business catchment: a dense urban exchange typically hosts allocations from several national operators in parallel, which is why you see Telefonica UK Limited’s blocks alongside other range holders on the same 01600 code. Local switching capacity, historic Openreach exchange footprints, and Telefonica UK Limited’s wholesale routing arrangements all influence which blocks land in Monmouth 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 01600 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.

Telefonica UK Limited on 01600: by the numbers

Monmouth blocks
1
In active service
100%
Share of 01600
0%
Holders on code
91

Of the 1 block Telefonica UK Limited runs on the 01600 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 Monmouth Telefonica UK Limited number is likely to be before you even dial it back.

Telefonica UK Limited runs 1 of the 822 allocated blocks on the 01600 dialling code — roughly 0% of Monmouth’s mapped allocation, shared with 90 other range holders. Most are listed as "Allocated", which means the block is currently in active service with a communications provider.

Allocated ranges

Telefonica UK Limited blocks on the 01600 (Monmouth) dialling code.

PrefixStatus
+44 16002Allocated

FAQs about Telefonica UK Limited on 01600

Why does Telefonica UK Limited appear on Monmouth (01600) numbers?

Telefonica UK Limited is listed in Ofcom's UK Numbering Data feed as the originally-allocated range holder for 1 number block on the 01600 dialling code, which covers Monmouth. That allocation pre-dates any individual customer — it simply means Ofcom recognised Telefonica UK Limited as the wholesale operator entitled to issue those digits when the block was first allocated.

Are calls from a Monmouth Telefonica 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 01600 number into the lookup above to combine the Telefonica UK Limited range data with a live AI internet check for forum reports, scam databases, and business listings.

Has Telefonica UK Limited's 01600 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.