TRUtH BEHiND 2 DIGIT CODE IN SMS

Its more than a
month that I was
receiving
promotional SMSs on
my GSM number from
various service
providers and
various utility
services like Bill
payments services,
ICICI bank, SBI,
Honda Motors but
one thing I was
noticing since last
few days was, along
with the company’s
name in the sender
field, I used to get a
2 digit Alpha code
prefixed like AK-SBI,
BM-ICICI. Have you
ever wondered what
are they? Recently I
came across a
release wherein I got
to know that these 2
digit prefix are
actually codes using
which you can locate
where the SMSs are
originated from. The
first alphabet
reveals the operator
name and the
second alphabet on
the code reveals
area from where the
message has been
originated.
For example in an
SMS I received “AK-
SBI” then the 1st
alphabet ‘A’ signifies
that it is originated
by Bharti Operator
and the second
alphabet ‘K’ reveals
that the message
has been originated
from Kolkata.
Here is the complete
list of the codes
assigned to various
operators and
service areas:
Service Provider
Code
Aircel, Dishnet
Wireless D
Bharti Airtel A
BSNL B
BPL Mobile/Loop
Telecom L
Datacom Solutions C
HFCL Infotel H
Idea Cellular I
MTNL M
Reliance
Communications R
Reliance Telecom E
S tel S
Shyam Telecom Y
Spice Telecom P
Swan Telecom W
Tata Teleservices T
Unitech Group U
Vodafone V
Service Area Code
Andhra Pradesh A
Andhra Pradesh S
Bihar B
Delhi D
Gujarat G
Haryana H
Himachal Pradesh I
Jammu & Kashmir J
Karnataka X
Kerala L
Kolkata K
Madhya Pradesh Y
Maharashtra Z
Mumbai M
North East N
Orissa O
Punjab P
Rajasthan R
Tamil Nadu T
UP-East E
UP-West W
West Bengal V

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