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Phone

Identification Analysis Definition

Phone
Description The Phone identification analysis definition determines the type of phone number.
Possible Outputs LANDLINE (GEOGRAPHIC)
LANDLINE (NON-GEOGRAPHIC)
MOBILE
LEGACY
FOREIGN
NO AREA CODE
INVALID
Examples Input Output
(020) 1234 5678 LANDLINE (GEOGRAPHIC)
0845 123 4567 LANDLINE (NON-GEOGRAPHIC)
1234 5678 NO AREA CODE
07770 123456 MOBILE
(0171) 123 4567 LEGACY
0370 123456 LEGACY
+1 (919) 457-7000 FOREIGN
(020) 1234 567 INVALID
07770 12345 INVALID
Remarks The final two examples are missing a digit in the base number.