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Some countries allocate set prefixes to carriers which can be reliable if number porting doesn't enter the equation:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mobile_telephone_pre...




That list isn't very useful in this context unfortunately. There is no reliable mapping between area code and provider in North America.


That's why my first two words were "some countries". The US is but one.


Until the number gets ported to a different provider..


Oh, wow. Which is why my last 7 words were "if number porting doesn't enter the equation"




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