E.118
E.118 is an international standard that defines the international telecommunication charge card, for use in payphones,[1] it also defines the Integrated Circuit Card Identifier (ICCID), which is used in SIM cards, including eSIM cards.[2] The standard was first developed in 1988 by what became the Standardization Sector of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T) with several revisions having been published since then.
The international telecommunication charge card | |
Payphone for use of card | |
Status | In force |
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Year started | 1988 |
Latest version | 05/06 May 2006 |
Organization | ITU-T |
Committee | Study Group 1 |
Website | https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-E.118 |
History
The E.118 standard was first developed by the precursor to the ITU-T, International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT, in the French acronym)[3] and it was adopted by its governing body the World Telecommunication Standardization Conference (WTSC), as its 1988 meeting.[1] Since then it has been revised several times by Study Group 1, most recently in 1996.
ICCID
The Integrated Circuit Card Identifier (ICCID) is a number to international identify callers, called a 'Primary Account Number', used i.a. in SIM cards including eSIM cards. Its layout is based on ISO/IEC 7812.[4] The ICCID is made up of:
- Issuer identification number (IIN)
- Individual account identification (IAI)
- Check digit
The IIN begins with the Country code, (2 or 3 digits), as defined by Recommendation E.164 follow by the Issuer identifier (1–4 digits), which is often identical to the Mobile Network Code (MNC).
E.118 stipulates that the ITU-T updates a list of all current internationally assigned IIN codes in its Operational Bulletins which are published twice a month.[5]
References
- "E.118 : The international telecommunication charge card". www.itu.int. Archived from the original on 2019-07-07. Retrieved 2019-11-05. no-break space character in
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- "CCITT - 50 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE - 1956-2006" (PDF). International Telecommunication Union. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- "What is ICCID? - IMEI.info". www.imei.info. Archived from the original on 2019-11-09. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- "Boletín de Explotación N.º 1183 (1.XI.2019)". www.itu.int. Retrieved 2019-11-09.