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US Common Short Codes Who Is Directory - Home. Allocation Search. ACMA's Numbering System provides information about the status of numbers. This includes whether a number is spare or allocated, the date of allocation and the standard zone unit to which a block of geographic numbers is allocated. Searches can be performed using number range, service type or carriage service provider.

The search results can be displayed on the screen or downloaded into Excel. Files downloaded using the Full Download function as a WinZip file will require Microsoft Access or FileMaker Pro to open the records. Records of the following numbers are not stored in the Numbering System. International signalling point codes; mobile network codes; issuer identifier numbers; telex numbers; and data numbers; and network colour codes.

Decoding Short Codes. SHORTCODE SERVICE: shared and dedicated shortcodes. Shortcodes; also know as short text numbers are special mobile numbers, significantly shorter than a full mobile number. They are widely used for direct marketing promotions and advertising campaigns to encourage participation and to provide an immediate brand response. Shortcodes can be used to receive SMS, MMS and now voice messaging. Our systems auto responds to each enquiry with the appropriate response. This can be a generic comfort message, a bespoke message based on a user query/request e.g. Because of their length and the ability of attaching ‘keywords’ associated to a shortcode they are easier to remember than most full length telephone numbers or web pages.

Many direct marketing companies, retailers, television and radio stations have adopted shortcodes to uplift a mobile relationship with their customers and promote a greater response from their marketing activities. Need to Talk? Shared or Dedicated Shortcode? It takes around four weeks to a provision a dedicated shortcode. US Short Codes – your source for Mobile Marketing.

NeuStar. Neustar, Inc. is a company which provides real-time information and analytics for the Internet, telecommunications, entertainment, and marketing industries, and a provider of clearinghouse and directory services to the global communications and Internet industries. History[edit] Neustar was incorporated in Delaware in 1998. Neustar started as a business unit within Lockheed Martin Corporation. It spun off to keep the neutrality that was essential to its original core contract with the nation's telecommunications providers. In October 2011, Neustar acquired TARGUSInfo. [2] On October 30, 2013, Neustar announced it purchased Aggregate Knowledge, a seven-year-old ad-tech firm, for $119 million. [3] Business overview[edit] Neustar also operates the authoritative directory for U.S. See also[edit] References[edit] Further reading[edit] NeuStar, Inc. External links[edit] Official website. Short code. Short codes (also known as short numbers) are special telephone numbers, significantly shorter than full telephone numbers, that can be used to address SMS and MMS messages from certain service providers' mobile phones or fixed phones.

There are two types of short codes: dialing and messaging. The equivalent for voice calls is known as abbreviated dialing. Short codes are designed to be easier to read and remember than normal telephone numbers. Like telephone numbers, short codes are unique to each operator at the technological level. Short codes are widely used for value-added services such as television program voting, ordering ringtones, charity donations and mobile services. Technology[edit] For instance, on a land-line phone, one could not use the short code 12345, since then one could not dial the phone number 1-234-555-4626 (or any other number that shared the prefix 12345), but on a mobile phone there is no such ambiguity. Short codes and service identifiers (prefix)[edit] Albania.