Phone prefixes in Alvena, SK

In numbers

In-service prefixes

6

Telephone numbers covered

60,000

Carriers

5

Area codes

3

Provinces and territories

1

First assignment

July 7, 2016

Most recent assignment

January 31, 2023

Alvena’s share of its area codes

Within area code 639, Alvena accounts for only 4 of 776 prefixes (0.5%): the code is dominated by Regina and spread over 202 rate centres. Within area code 306, Alvena accounts for only 1 of 777 prefixes (0.1%): the code is dominated by Saskatoon and spread over 228 rate centres. Within area code 474, Alvena accounts for only 1 of 88 prefixes (1.1%): the code is dominated by Saskatoon and spread over 70 rate centres.

Who holds these numbers

Distributel holds the largest share at 2 prefixes, 33.3% of the total, ahead of 4 other carriers. Code by code: in 639, Distributel leads with 2 of 4 prefixes ahead of 2 others; SaskTel is the only holder in 306; Fibernetics Corporation is the only holder in 474. No carrier holds prefixes in every one of Alvena’s 3 area codes, while 5 appear in just one.

Wireless and wireline

1 of Alvena’s 6 prefixes (16.7%) are held by carriers whose registered name marks a wireless business: SaskTel Mobility. Wireline prefixes still outnumber them, carried by Distributel, Fibernetics Corporation, ISP Telecom Inc and SaskTel. This is a sort by name, not a licence lookup, and a mobile prefix may have been ported to another network since.

How the allocation was built up

Alvena’s dated assignments run from 2016 to 2023. The busiest period was 2015–2019, when 3 prefixes went to 2 carriers. 1 prefixes (17%) carry no date in the register: these are the historic pre-1999 assignments, the wireline bedrock of the rate centre. Since 2020 another 2 prefixes have been added, so the rate centre is still growing.

Alvena’s oldest prefixes, the ones the register leaves undated, belong to SaskTel: this carrier made up the landscape before competition arrived. The first dated assignment went to Distributel in 2016. The most recent arrivals are Fibernetics Corporation (2023), ISP Telecom Inc. (2022) and SaskTel Mobility (2017), a sign that new carriers are still asking for numbers in Alvena.

Alvena has just 6 prefixes (60,000 numbers): a very small rate centre, typical of a village or rural area served by a single switching office.

No single carrier dominates Alvena: the leader, Distributel, holds only 33.3% of the prefixes against 4 competitors, a sign of a highly fragmented market where cable companies, mobility brands and VoIP providers weigh as much as the incumbent.

Demand remains steady: 40.0% of the dated prefixes go back to the last ten years, the most active period being 2015–2019. The rate centre is growing at a regular rather than explosive pace.

1 undated in the register.

Dialling a Alvena number

Alvena is served by 3 overlaid area codes (639, 306 and 474). A 474 number is no more “out of town” than a 639 one; from abroad, dial +1 and the full ten digits.

The numbering neighbourhood

Alvena shares area codes 639, 306 and 474 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Regina, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, North Battleford, Yorkton, Swift Current and Moosomin. The largest of them, Regina, holds 161 prefixes in 306, 474 and 639; the smallest on the list, Watrous, has just 14.

What a Alvena number tells you

A number attached to Alvena tells you that its prefix was issued to a carrier for this rate centre in Saskatchewan, most often Distributel. It does not tell you where the handset is today: a subscriber may have ported the number to any of the 5 carriers present here or to a VoIP service usable anywhere. Nor does it tell you who is calling: caller ID can be spoofed, and a Saskatchewan area code is easy to borrow to look local.

Reading a register entry for Alvena: code 639-321 is recorded for Distributel, so every 639-321-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Alvena, Saskatchewan” there names a rate centre, not a municipality, and several area codes overlay it.

Every Alvena prefix

Each row is an in-service central-office code recorded for Alvena, with its original holder and year of assignment.

Had a call from a Alvena number?

No clear pattern in reports on these numbers yet. If a call worried you:

1. Call back on a number you trust

   If a caller says they are your bank, the Canada Revenue Agency, a courier or your phone company, hang up and call the organization on the number from its website or your statement, never the number that called you. Caller ID can be faked.

2. Report the fraud

   Report the call or text to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre online or at 1-888-495-8501. If you lost money or gave out personal details, tell your bank first, then your local police.

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3. Register on the National Do Not Call List

   Registering a landline or mobile on the National DNCL is free. Registered charities, political parties, newspapers and companies you already do business with may still call.

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4. Forward suspicious texts to 7726

   Forward a scam or spam text to 7726 (SPAM on the keypad). It's free, and your carrier uses it to block the sender. Don't tap links or reply.

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Allocated prefixes

All 6 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.

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