Phone prefixes in Maniwaki, QC

In numbers

In-service prefixes

26

Telephone numbers covered

260,000

Carriers

14

Area codes

3

Provinces and territories

1

First assignment

November 16, 2004

Most recent assignment

May 19, 2023

Maniwaki’s share of its area codes

Within area code 873, Maniwaki accounts for only 13 of 667 prefixes (1.9%): the code is dominated by Sherbrooke and spread over 162 rate centres. Within area code 819, Maniwaki accounts for only 12 of 770 prefixes (1.6%): the code is dominated by Ottawa-Hull and spread over 211 rate centres. Within area code 468, Maniwaki accounts for only 1 of 67 prefixes (1.5%): the code is dominated by Ottawa-Hull and spread over 57 rate centres.

Who holds these numbers

Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless) holds the largest share at 6 prefixes, 23.1% of the total, ahead of 13 other carriers. Code by code: in 873, Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless) leads with 5 of 13 prefixes ahead of 6 others; in 819, Bell Canada leads with 3 of 12 prefixes ahead of 7 others; ISP Telecom Inc. is the only holder in 468. No carrier holds prefixes in every one of Maniwaki’s 3 area codes, while 12 appear in just one.

Wireless and wireline

9 of Maniwaki’s 26 prefixes (34.6%) are held by carriers whose registered name marks a wireless business: Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless), Bell Mobility and TELUS Mobility. Wireline prefixes still outnumber them, carried by Videotron Ltd, Bell Canada, Iristel Inc and Comwave Networks. 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

Maniwaki’s dated assignments run from 2004 to 2023. The busiest period was 2020–2024, when 7 prefixes went to 3 carriers. 2 prefixes (8%) carry no date in the register: these are the historic pre-1999 assignments, the wireline bedrock of the rate centre. Since 2020 another 7 prefixes have been added, so the rate centre is still growing.

Maniwaki’s oldest prefixes, the ones the register leaves undated, belong to Bell Canada: this carrier made up the landscape before competition arrived. The first dated assignment went to Bell Mobility in 2004. The most recent arrivals are ISP Telecom Inc. (2023), Fibernetics Corporation (2020) and Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Cable) (2017), a sign that new carriers are still asking for numbers in Maniwaki.

Maniwaki has only 26 prefixes, or 260,000 numbers: a small rate centre, where the arrival of a single new carrier visibly changes the landscape.

No single carrier dominates Maniwaki: the leader, Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless), holds only 23.1% of the prefixes against 13 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: 29.2% of the dated prefixes go back to the last ten years, the most active period being 2020–2024. The rate centre is growing at a regular rather than explosive pace.

2 undated in the register.

Dialling a Maniwaki number

Maniwaki is served by 3 overlaid area codes (873, 819 and 468). A 468 number is no more “out of town” than a 873 one; from abroad, dial +1 and the full ten digits.

The numbering neighbourhood

Maniwaki shares area codes 873, 819 and 468 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Ottawa-Hull, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivieres, Drummondville, Victoriaville, Gatineau, Val-D'Or and Rouyn-Noranda. The largest of them, Ottawa-Hull, holds 122 prefixes in 468, 819 and 873; the smallest on the list, Plessisville, has just 11.

What a Maniwaki number tells you

A number attached to Maniwaki tells you that its prefix was issued to a carrier for this rate centre in Quebec, most often Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless). It does not tell you where the handset is today: a subscriber may have ported the number to any of the 14 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 Quebec area code is easy to borrow to look local.

Reading a register entry for Maniwaki: code 873-755 is recorded for Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless), so every 873-755-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Maniwaki, Quebec” there names a rate centre, not a municipality, and several area codes overlay it.

Every Maniwaki prefix

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

Had a call from a Maniwaki 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 26 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.

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