RFC 3966 requires a tel URI global number to consist of the country code and the national significant number, as specified in E.123 and E.164.

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-global-cc-nsn. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/e164-numbering-tel-global-cc-nsn

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-e164-numbering-tel-global-cc-nsn,
  title  = {E.164 numbering and dial string normalization: source note e164-numbering-tel-global-cc-nsn},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/e164-numbering-tel-global-cc-nsn},
  note   = {Source note e164-numbering-tel-global-cc-nsn, checked 2026-09-23}
}

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