Table of Contents - E.164.1 (02/2026) - Criteria and procedures for the reservation, assignment and reclamation of E.164 country codes and associated identification codes

1	Scope
2	References
3	Definitions
	3.1	Terms defined elsewhere
	3.2	Terms defined in this Recommendation
4	Abbreviations and acronyms
5	Conventions
6	General section
7	Country codes for Geographic Areas
	7.1	Reservation
	7.2	Criteria for assignment
	7.3	Criteria for reclamation
	7.4	Procedures for the reservation, assignment and reclamation of country codes for geographic areas
	7.5	Procedures flow chart
8	Country code for ITU-T specified Global Services
	8.1	Criteria for reservation
	8.2	Criteria for assignment
	8.3	Criteria for reclamation
	8.4	Procedures for the reservation, assignment and reclamation of country codes for ITU specified Global Services
	8.5	Procedures flow chart
9	Country code for Other Global Services
	9.1	Criteria for reservation
	9.2	Criteria for assignment
	9.3	Criteria for reclamation
	9.4	Appeals process
10	Country codes and associated identification codes for Networks
	10.1	Criteria for reservation
	10.2	Criteria for assignment
	10.3	Criteria for reclamation
	10.4	Procedures for the reservation, assignment, and reclamation of country codes and associated identification codes for Networks
	10.5	Appeals process
	10.6	Procedures flow chart
11	Country codes and associated identification codes for Global Satellite Services (GSS)
	11.1	Criteria for reservation
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	11.2	Criteria for assignment
	11.3	Criteria for reclamation
	11.4	Procedures for the reservation, assignment and reclamation of country codes and associated identification codes for GSS
	11.5	Appeals process
	11.6	Procedures flow chart
12	Country codes and associated IoT identification codes (IoTIC) for IoT/M2M services/applications
	12.1	Criteria for reservation
	12.2	Criteria for assignment
	12.3	Criteria for reclamation
	12.4	Procedures for the reservation, assignment and reclamation of country codes for IoT/M2M services/applications
	12.5	Appeals process
	12.6	Sub-assignment and management of resource
	12.7	Rules for the sub-assignment of IoT/M2M services/applications resources to operators that are not Sector Members
	12.8	Rules for non-Sector Members or Associates of the appropriate ITU-T SG who are sub-assigned numbering resources
13	Appeals process
Annex A – Examples of categories of E.164 country code and their uses