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@ -148,6 +148,24 @@ One use-case where this method may be useful is if you want to see if a |
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`FIXED_LINE` number for a business matches the country it is in, to try and spot |
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data errors. |
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### Some "valid" numbers are not formatting correctly. |
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This could be due to number simplification. In order to keep the size of the XML |
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files to a reasonable level, it's necessary in some regions (e.g. "DE" or "AT") |
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to simplify number ranges. This results in a relatively small amount of false |
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positive numbers (i.e. numbers that should be reported as invalid, but which are |
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now shown as valid). |
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This issue here is that (for simplicity) only the number validity information is |
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simplified; the formatting information in the XML (leading digits) retains its |
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full accuracy and so doesn't cover these numbers. |
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Note that while it is probably possible to address this and expand the format |
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information to cover these numbers as well, it's a rather non-trivial task |
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(since the leading digits must not be over simplified so as to capture other |
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valid ranges with different formats). Note that this also applies to attributes |
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like "national only" or geocoding information. |
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### What types of phone numbers can SMSs be sent to? |
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SMSs can be sent to `MOBILE` or `FIXED_LINE_OR_MOBILE` numbers. However, |
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