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[E164] is an ITU recommendation for passing number information. This is especially helpfull when dealing with VoiceOverIP and distinguishing between national and international calling.
!!How does it work
-Basically what the E164 recommendation says is that a telephone number should be passed in the format of [[
country code prefix][
normal local number with the national access code removed]]
to a maximum length of 15 digits.
+Basically what the E164 recommendation says is that a telephone number should be passed in the format of <
country code prefix><
normal local number with the national access code removed>
to a maximum length of 15 digits.
So for example a New Zealand 0800 number such as 0800 000 000 would be displayed as 64800000000. (the first 0 is the New Zealand national access code). This numbering format is commonly prefixed by a + in emails and on websites to indicate the local users international access code should be used to dial that number. ie. +64800000000, which would be dialled in NZ with 0064800000000.
!!Why
