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General
CountryItaly 
CarrierTelecom Italia Sparkle 
Last edited (yyy-mm-dd)2017-02-03 
Number formats
Outbound Freephone00800 XXXX XXXX (UIFS), 800 XXXX XXXX (ITFS) 
Domestic Freephone8000 XXXX XXXX 
International Access Code00 
Service offerIFSUIFN
InboundYes Yes 
DomesticYes No 
Home Country Direct InboundYes No 
OutboundYes Yes 
Home Country Direct OutboundYes No 
CLI provided on outbound callsYes Depends 
Outbound simultaneous call limit and default100 100 
Call chargeIFSUIFN
Free or chargeablefree from fix and mobile phones free from fix and mobile phones 
Remarksome hotels may charge some hotels may charge 
Number accessibility within countryIFSUIFN
Accessible from PABXsYes Yes 
Accessible from HotelsYes, some local charges may apply. Yes, some local charges may apply. 
Accessible from phones with international call barringYes Yes 
Geographic restrictionsNone None 
Islands/teritories included in dialplanVatican, San Marino Vatican, San Marino 
Accessible through other carriers/networks in countryYes Yes 
Full country coverage provided by a single carrierYes Yes 
Telephone include alpha characters
Access from payphonesIFSUIFN
Coins or cards neededNo No 
Payphone
operator
To be
recognized
IFS
access
free /
charged
UIFN
access
free /
charged
HCD
access
free /
charged
Telecom Italia Telecom Italia logo Yes* Free Yes* Free Yes* Free 
Remarks on payphone access* Access from payphones is barred by default. By bilateral agreement individual IFN and UIFN can be opened for payphone access, provided that the destination carrier can acceept the use of additional routing numbers and special accounting arrangements for mobile originated and payphone originated traffic. 
Access from
mobile operators
Number
ranges
IFS
access
free /
charged
UIFN
access
free /
charged
HCD
access
free /
charged
TIM  Yes* Free Yes* Free Yes* Free 
Tre  Yes* Free Yes* Free Yes* Free 
Vodafone  Yes* Free Yes* Free Yes* Free 
Wind  Yes* Free Yes* Free Yes* Free 
Remarks on mobile accessibility* Access from mobile networks is barred by default. By bilateral agreement individual IFN and UIFN can be opened for mobile access, provided that the destination carrier can acceept the use of additional routing numbers and special accounting arrangements for mobile originated and payphone originated traffic. 
Number accessibility from abroadIFSUIFN
IFS numbersNo N.a.
Domestic freephonenumbersNo N.a.
DTMF Capability
Required for accessNo 
% of payphones with DTMF 
100% by when-n/a- 
Number PortabilityIFSUIFN
Domestic to internationalYes All UIFN's portable as required by ITU-T rec. E.169
International to domesticYes 
International between countriesNo 
International between carriersYes 
Domestic or international between carriers within countryNo 
Single SOF portability supported-n/a- Yes 
Number for callers to report trouble  
Directory serviceIFSUIFN
PrintedNo No 
Operator assistedNo No 
InternetNo No 
Aging period for disconnected numbers N.a.
Service provisioning leadtime  
Related servicesInboundOutbound
Offers international shared costNo No 
Offers international premium rateNo No 
Does agree to use transit for IFS/HCDYes Yes 
Is willing to act as transit carrier for IFS/HCDNo 
Offers wholesale IFSYes 
Internet links
Carrier homepagewww.ti-sparkle.com 
For additional information 
Regulatorwww.agcom.it 
Public holiday information