BOSTON prefixes in area code 617
NANPA records 274 assigned NXX blocks to rate center BOSTON in area code 617, 35.7% of the 768 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. 17 holders hold those blocks, the largest being VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. (131), CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA (30), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC (23). The earliest assignment on record here is 2001-02-16 and the most recent 2025-03-18. 111 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 229, 716, 857 – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 617-204 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-205 | NORFOLK COUNTY INTERNET, INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-210 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-212 | T-Mobile OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 617-217 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-222 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-223 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-224 | Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | 2001-11-14 | yes | yes |
| 617-226 | Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 617-227 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-228 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-235 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-236 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-239 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-246 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-247 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-248 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-255 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-259 | T-Mobile OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | 2004-01-07 | yes | yes |
| 617-261 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-262 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-263 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-266 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-267 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-275 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA | 2001-12-15 | yes | yes |
| 617-279 | Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 617-283 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-289 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-292 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-293 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-295 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-303 | FREEDOM RING COMMUNICATIONS, LLC | – | no | yes |
| 617-304 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | 2002-05-08 | yes | yes |
| 617-305 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-306 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-309 | Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC | 2004-11-19 | yes | yes |
| 617-310 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-312 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-314 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA | – | yes | yes |
| 617-316 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-320 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-330 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-331 | T-Mobile OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | – | no | yes |
| 617-338 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-341 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-342 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-343 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-345 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-346 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-348 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-350 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-351 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-352 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-353 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-356 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | yes | yes |
| 617-357 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-358 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-366 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | 2004-05-06 | yes | yes |
| 617-367 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-368 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-369 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-371 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-372 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-373 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-375 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-377 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-378 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-385 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-391 | Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC | 2008-04-30 | yes | yes |
| 617-392 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-399 | Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | – | no | yes |
| 617-406 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-407 | T-Mobile OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | – | no | yes |
| 617-412 | T-Mobile OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | 2005-04-11 | yes | yes |
| 617-413 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-414 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-416 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | 2001-02-16 | no | yes |
| 617-419 | Bandwidth BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - MA | 2009-10-16 | yes | yes |
| 617-421 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-422 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-423 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-424 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-425 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-426 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-428 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-429 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-434 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-437 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-438 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-439 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-443 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-447 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | 2004-06-11 | yes | yes |
| 617-448 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-449 | Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 617-450 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-451 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-456 | Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC | – | no | yes |
| 617-457 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-459 | T-Mobile OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | 2004-11-23 | yes | yes |
| 617-470 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-476 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-478 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-480 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-482 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-488 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-490 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-502 | Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 617-504 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-507 | Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 617-510 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-512 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-513 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-515 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-517 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA | – | yes | yes |
| 617-519 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-521 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-523 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-526 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-530 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-531 | Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | – | no | yes |
| 617-532 | Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC | – | no | yes |
| 617-534 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-535 | Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | – | no | yes |
| 617-536 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-542 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-543 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-549 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-556 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-557 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-563 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-565 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-570 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-571 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-572 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-573 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-574 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-578 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-579 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-585 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-587 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-589 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-590 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-592 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-593 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-594 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-595 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | 2005-03-07 | yes | yes |
| 617-598 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-603 | Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | – | no | yes |
| 617-617 | MASS MOBILE LLC | 2025-03-18 | yes | yes |
| 617-619 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-620 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-624 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-626 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-635 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-636 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-638 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-643 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | 2001-07-16 | no | yes |
| 617-645 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-646 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-648 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA | – | yes | yes |
| 617-650 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-654 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-655 | Onvoy ONVOY, LLC - MA | 2019-01-30 | yes | yes |
| 617-662 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-664 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-670 | RCN TELECOM SERVICES, INC. - MA | – | yes | yes |
| 617-671 | T-Mobile OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | 2004-11-18 | yes | yes |
| 617-672 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | 2008-04-24 | yes | yes |
| 617-680 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-683 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-686 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-692 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-694 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-695 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-697 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-699 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-717 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-719 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-720 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-721 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-722 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-723 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-724 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-725 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-726 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-727 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-728 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-733 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-737 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-742 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-743 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-747 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-748 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-753 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-755 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-756 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | 2007-03-30 | yes | yes |
| 617-757 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-760 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-763 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-772 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-777 | T-Mobile OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | 2001-10-01 | yes | yes |
| 617-778 | Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 617-780 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-784 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-785 | T-Mobile OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | 2004-09-28 | yes | yes |
| 617-788 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-790 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-794 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-799 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-807 | Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC | 2010-05-17 | yes | yes |
| 617-816 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-818 | T-Mobile OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | – | no | yes |
| 617-820 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA | 2004-09-02 | yes | yes |
| 617-823 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-824 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-828 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-830 | TPx U.S. TELEPACIFIC CORP. DBA TPX COMMUNICATIONS | 2005-02-15 | yes | yes |
| 617-832 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-834 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-835 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-838 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-839 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-840 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-848 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA | – | yes | yes |
| 617-849 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | 2006-06-20 | yes | yes |
| 617-850 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-851 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-854 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-856 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-859 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-861 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | yes | yes |
| 617-865 | Bandwidth BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - MA | – | yes | yes |
| 617-867 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-869 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | 2001-03-09 | yes | yes |
| 617-872 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-875 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-877 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-878 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-880 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-885 | MOBILESPHERE LLC | 2023-10-18 | yes | yes |
| 617-888 | T-Mobile OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | 2005-04-28 | yes | yes |
| 617-892 | Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 617-894 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | 2004-05-13 | yes | yes |
| 617-896 | Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | – | no | yes |
| 617-897 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-901 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-904 | Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 617-908 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-912 | AT&T TC SYSTEMS, INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-918 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-919 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-921 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-927 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-933 | Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC | – | no | yes |
| 617-936 | Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC | 2011-12-09 | yes | yes |
| 617-937 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-938 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA | 2004-08-04 | yes | yes |
| 617-939 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | yes | yes |
| 617-943 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | – | no | yes |
| 617-946 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-947 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | – | no | yes |
| 617-948 | RCN TELECOM SERVICES, INC. - MA | – | yes | yes |
| 617-951 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-954 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-956 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 617-959 | T-Mobile OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | 2004-08-23 | yes | yes |
| 617-960 | Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 617-961 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | 2001-12-26 | yes | yes |
| 617-963 | T-Mobile OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | 2007-09-27 | yes | yes |
| 617-973 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-982 | T-Mobile OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 617-986 | Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC | – | no | yes |
| 617-988 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | yes |
| 617-994 | Verizon VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | – | no | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. | Verizon | 131 | 47.8% |
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA | Verizon | 30 | 10.9% |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | AT&T | 23 | 8.4% |
| TC SYSTEMS, INC. | AT&T | 21 | 7.7% |
| METROPCS, INC. | T-Mobile | 15 | 5.5% |
| OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | T-Mobile | 14 | 5.1% |
| PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Windstream | 12 | 4.4% |
| MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | Verizon | 11 | 4% |
| LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MA | Lumen | 7 | 2.6% |
| BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - MA | Bandwidth | 2 | 0.7% |
| RCN TELECOM SERVICES, INC. - MA | – | 2 | 0.7% |
| NORFOLK COUNTY INTERNET, INC. | – | 1 | 0.4% |
| FREEDOM RING COMMUNICATIONS, LLC | – | 1 | 0.4% |
| MASS MOBILE LLC | – | 1 | 0.4% |
| ONVOY, LLC - MA | Onvoy | 1 | 0.4% |
| U.S. TELEPACIFIC CORP. DBA TPX COMMUNICATIONS | TPx | 1 | 0.4% |
| MOBILESPHERE LLC | – | 1 | 0.4% |
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 BOSTON in area code 617?
274 blocks: 204, 205, 210, 212, 217, 222, 223, 224, 226, 227, 228, 235 and 262 more, all listed in the table above.
Which carriers have numbers in BOSTON?
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. (131 blocks), CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MA (30 blocks), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC (23 blocks), TC SYSTEMS, INC. (21 blocks), METROPCS, INC. (15 blocks), OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC (14 blocks). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.
Is BOSTON 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.