FOREST prefixes in area code 601
NANPA records 11 assigned NXX blocks to rate center FOREST in area code 601, 1.4% of the 783 blocks assigned in the code. A rate center is the billing geography a block is allocated to – NANPA truncates the name to ten characters, so read it as a NANPA label rather than a town. 8 holders hold those blocks, the largest being POWERTEL MEMPHIS LICENSES, INC. (2), TELEPAK NETWORKS, INC. - MS (2), BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (2). The earliest assignment on record here is 2002-08-06 and the most recent 2012-08-10. 7 of them are in thousands-block pooling, so those prefixes are shared between carriers in 1,000-number lots. The same rate center name also appears in area codes 352, 419, 464, 567 – overlay codes cover the same geography, so a rate center is served by all of them.
Prefixes assigned here
| Prefix | Holder of record | Assigned | Pooled | In service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601-257 | Bandwidth BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - MS | – | yes | yes |
| 601-287 | T-Mobile POWERTEL MEMPHIS LICENSES, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 601-333 | TELEPAK NETWORKS, INC. - MS | 2005-03-28 | no | yes |
| 601-469 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | no | yes |
| 601-507 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | – | no | yes |
| 601-541 | T-Mobile POWERTEL MEMPHIS LICENSES, INC. | 2012-08-10 | yes | yes |
| 601-564 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MS | 2002-08-06 | yes | yes |
| 601-625 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | yes | yes |
| 601-697 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MS | – | yes | yes |
| 601-742 | TELEPAK NETWORKS, INC. - MS | 2003-08-06 | no | yes |
| 601-900 | TEC OF JACKSON, INC. - MS | 2006-05-25 | yes | yes |
The holder is who received the block from the numbering administrator. It is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number: numbers move with their owners, and a pooled block is shared.
Who holds the blocks
| Holder | Brand | Blocks | Share here |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWERTEL MEMPHIS LICENSES, INC. | T-Mobile | 2 | 18.2% |
| TELEPAK NETWORKS, INC. - MS | – | 2 | 18.2% |
| BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | AT&T | 2 | 18.2% |
| BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - MS | Bandwidth | 1 | 9.1% |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | AT&T | 1 | 9.1% |
| LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MS | Lumen | 1 | 9.1% |
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MS | Verizon | 1 | 9.1% |
| TEC OF JACKSON, INC. - MS | – | 1 | 9.1% |
Same rate center in other codes
Overlay codes cover the same geography, so one rate center is served by all of them.
Frequently asked
Which prefixes belong to FOREST in area code 601?
11 blocks: 257, 287, 333, 469, 507, 541, 564, 625, 697, 742, 900. The table above gives the holder of each.
Which carriers have numbers in FOREST?
POWERTEL MEMPHIS LICENSES, INC. (2 blocks), TELEPAK NETWORKS, INC. - MS (2 blocks), BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (2 blocks), BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - MS (1 block), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA (1 block), LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MS (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.
Is FOREST a city?
It is a rate center – the unit NANPA allocates number blocks to. Its name is abbreviated to ten characters and is not necessarily a settlement: we print it as recorded rather than guess at the full name.