0693
0693 is a short telephone area code in the United Kingdom, specifically allocated to mobile networks operating within the region of Ofcom. This code is used for telephone number allocations that previously utilized the 070 prefix, as part of the UK's original significant number allocation scheme. In 2015, Ofcom discontinued the use of the 070 prefix and re-assigned 0693 and other related area codes for various purposes. Although no one calls area codes, individual numbers under this code series are in use by mobile operators providing UK customers with an old format number. They are present for historical reasons and driver PSTN to Mobile number portability.
In the early history of UK telephone numbering, the most commonly used original non-geographic prefixes were
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