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Verified Nov 1, 2026 · Source: NANPA CO Code Assignment Records

STEELE prefixes in area code 701

NANPA records 3 assigned NXX blocks to rate center STEELE in area code 701, 0.4% of the 743 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. 2 holders hold those blocks, the largest being NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (2), BEK COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE (1). The earliest assignment on record here is 2002-11-13 and the most recent 2010-10-25. 2 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 code 573 – overlay codes cover the same geography, so a rate center is served by all of them.

3 assigned blocks – 0.4% of 701
2 holders of record
2 of them pooled in 1,000-number lots

Prefixes assigned here

PrefixHolder of recordAssignedPooledIn service
701-316 AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL 2002-11-13 yes yes
701-475 BEK COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE – no yes
701-556 AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL 2010-10-25 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

HolderBrandBlocksShare here
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL AT&T 2 66.7%
BEK COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE – 1 33.3%

Frequently asked

Which prefixes belong to STEELE in area code 701?

3 blocks: 316, 475, 556. The table above gives the holder of each.

Which carriers have numbers in STEELE?

NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (2 blocks), BEK COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.

Is STEELE 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.

Other rate centers in 701

All 743 prefixes in 701