The phone-context value of a local tel URI is a domain name or a global number prefix, and it is not a prefix that can be prepended to turn the local number into an E.164 number.

Checked 2026-09-23

Vendor
IETF
Product
tel URI
Subsystem
syntax
Deployment
standard
Region
not restricted
Release range
RFC 3966
Checked
2026-09-23

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 23). E.164 numbering and dial string normalization: source note e164-numbering-tel-context-not-prefix. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/e164-numbering-tel-context-not-prefix

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-e164-numbering-tel-context-not-prefix,
  title  = {E.164 numbering and dial string normalization: source note e164-numbering-tel-context-not-prefix},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/e164-numbering-tel-context-not-prefix},
  note   = {Source note e164-numbering-tel-context-not-prefix, checked 2026-09-23}
}

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