The Bundesnetzagentur states that a German area code (Ortsnetzkennzahl) allows an inference about the geographic location of the network access.

Checked 2026-09-25

Die Ortsnetzkennzahl erlaubt einen Rückschluss auf die geographische Lokation des Netzzugangs.
Vendor
not restricted
Product
not restricted
Subsystem
German numbering regulation
Deployment
regulatory
Region
de
Release range
current as of 2026-09-25
Checked
2026-09-25

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). International phone number requirements: source note international-number-requirements-bnetza-area-code. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/international-number-requirements-bnetza-area-code

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-international-number-requirements-bnetza-area-code,
  title  = {International phone number requirements: source note international-number-requirements-bnetza-area-code},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/international-number-requirements-bnetza-area-code},
  note   = {Source note international-number-requirements-bnetza-area-code, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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