ARECIBO prefixes in area code 787
NANPA records 16 assigned NXX blocks to rate center ARECIBO in area code 787, 2.1% of the 777 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. 7 holders hold those blocks, the largest being PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. (6), SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA (5), PUERTO RICO TELCO DBA CLARO PUERTO RICO (1). The earliest assignment on record here is 2001-03-16 and the most recent 2009-07-28. 10 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 939 – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 787-201 | PUERTO RICO TELCO DBA CLARO PUERTO RICO | – | no | yes |
| 787-333 | OPTIVON TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. - PR | – | no | yes |
| 787-356 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | 2001-03-16 | yes | yes |
| 787-452 | T-Mobile SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA | 2004-01-28 | yes | yes |
| 787-454 | T-Mobile SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA | 2003-09-22 | yes | yes |
| 787-566 | T-Mobile SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA | 2004-04-19 | yes | yes |
| 787-597 | T-Mobile SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA | 2001-10-31 | yes | yes |
| 787-650 | Liberty LIBERTY MOBILE PUERTO RICO INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 787-669 | T-Mobile SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA | 2009-07-28 | yes | yes |
| 787-680 | WORLDNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. - PR | 2007-05-14 | yes | yes |
| 787-815 | PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | – | yes | yes |
| 787-816 | PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | – | no | yes |
| 787-817 | PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | – | yes | yes |
| 787-878 | PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | – | no | yes |
| 787-879 | PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | – | no | yes |
| 787-880 | PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | – | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | – | 6 | 37.5% |
| SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA | T-Mobile | 5 | 31.2% |
| PUERTO RICO TELCO DBA CLARO PUERTO RICO | – | 1 | 6.2% |
| OPTIVON TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. - PR | – | 1 | 6.2% |
| METROPCS, INC. | T-Mobile | 1 | 6.2% |
| LIBERTY MOBILE PUERTO RICO INC. | Liberty | 1 | 6.2% |
| WORLDNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. - PR | – | 1 | 6.2% |
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 ARECIBO in area code 787?
16 blocks: 201, 333, 356, 452, 454, 566, 597, 650, 669, 680, 815, 816 and 4 more, all listed in the table above.
Which carriers have numbers in ARECIBO?
PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. (6 blocks), SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA (5 blocks), PUERTO RICO TELCO DBA CLARO PUERTO RICO (1 block), OPTIVON TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. - PR (1 block), METROPCS, INC. (1 block), LIBERTY MOBILE PUERTO RICO INC. (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.
Is ARECIBO 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.