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Mobile Network Code

A Mobile Network Code is used in combination with a Mobile Country Code to uniquely identify a mobile phone operator/carrier using the GSM/LTE, CDMA, iDEN, TETRA and UMTS public land mobile networks and some satellite mobile networks...

s (MNC)s in the United States, used by GSM and other wireless networks using the IMSI format to uniquely identify wireless subscribers indifferent of device or phone number. The MNC is the series of digits immediately following the mobile country code, or MCC. For a full list of MCC/MNC combinations worldwide, see the Mobile Network Code

Mobile Network Code

A Mobile Network Code is used in combination with a Mobile Country Code to uniquely identify a mobile phone operator/carrier using the GSM/LTE, CDMA, iDEN, TETRA and UMTS public land mobile networks and some satellite mobile networks...

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Considerations

Whereas the rest of the world uses two-digit MNCs, the United States nominally uses three-digit MNCs. However, due to this uniqueness, and a lack of support in international networks, carriers which are only uniquely identified via a three-digit MNC are not compatible with international roaming

Roaming

In wireless telecommunications, roaming is a general term referring to the extension of connectivity service in a location that is different from the home location where the service was registered. Roaming ensures that the wireless device is kept connected to the network, without losing the...

. As a result, in practice, most major US carriers have MNCs ending in 0, so that they are uniquely identified by the first two digits, thereby providing their subscribers with compatibility on international networks.

Also, due to expectations in competition and regulation, plus the potential for IMSI use outside of GSM networks (such as in some satellite telephone systems), the US is allocated 7 different MCCs (310-316). As a result, it is theoretically possible for up to 7 different carriers in the U.S. to have the same MNC. However, since not all international networks honor more than one MCC per country, most major providers are within MCC 310 to ensure international compatibility. Furthermore, the GSMNA, which allocates MNCs, has attempted to ensure that MNCs do not overlap anywhere within North America (telephone country code 1) -- see Global Title

Global Title

A Global Title is an address used in the SCCP protocol for routing signaling messages on telecommunications networks. In theory, a global title is a unique address which refers to only one destination, though in practice destinations can change over time....

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MNCs by code

Below is a list of known mobile network codes in use within the United States (MCC 310-316), divided by mobile country code (MCC) and ordered by MNC. Note that "discontinued" simply means that the carrier is not currently assigning IMSIs with that code; discontinued MNCs still in use by legacy subscribers can be found in the wild, and even old SIMs with such MNCs can be activated.

MCC 310

MNC	Carrier	Note
012	Verizon Wireless Verizon Wireless Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is one of the largest mobile network operators in the United States. The network has 107.7 million subscribers as of 2011, making it the largest wireless service provider in America....	No longer a GSM provider. Former entity Airtouch Cellular was planning on using GSM before the creation of Verizon. Verizon is also looking at the LTE 3GPP Long Term Evolution 3GPP Long Term Evolution, usually referred to as LTE, is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. It is based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies, increasing the capacity and speed using new modulation techniques...  technology for their 4G network, which is in the GSM family. May also be used in "International" phones with additional GSM equipment. The LTE network uses the 311-480 MNC-MCC below. (See 311 section).
013	MobileTel	Defunct
015	SouthernLINC	iDEN Iden For other uses of the word, see Iden The Iden was an English automobile manufactured from 1904 until 1907. Designed by George Iden, formerly of Daimler, they were four-cylinder 10/17 hp and 25/35 hp shaft-driven cars; each came with "Idens's frictionless radial gearbox".... , (non-GSM)
016	Cricket Communications Cricket Communications Cricket Communications, Inc. founded in 1999, also known as Cricket Wireless, provides wireless services to 7 million customers in the United States. The company is a subsidiary of Leap Wireless, utilizing its CDMA 1X and 1xEV-DO networks...	Initially a GSM provider, currently non-GSM. http://www.mycricket.com/
020	Union Telephone	http://www.unionwireless.com/
026	T-Mobile USA
030	Centennial Communications	http://centennialwireless.com/coverage/ http://centennialwireless.com/coverage/
032	IT&E	http://www.itepcs.net/ads/gsm_teaser.php
034	Airpeak	Formerly Nevada Wireless http://www.airpeak.com/ iDEN Iden For other uses of the word, see Iden The Iden was an English automobile manufactured from 1904 until 1907. Designed by George Iden, formerly of Daimler, they were four-cylinder 10/17 hp and 25/35 hp shaft-driven cars; each came with "Idens's frictionless radial gearbox"....  (non-GSM)
040	Concho Wireless/ Commnet	http://www.commnetwireless.com/
050	Cingular Wireless	discontinued
060	Consolidated Telecom
070	AT&T	Formerly Highland Cellular, acquired by AT&T Mobility as part of Dobson acquisition
080	Corr Wireless
090	AT&T Mobility	Formerly Edge Wireless
100	Plateau Wireless	http://www.plateautel.com/wireless.asp
110	Wireless 2000 PCS	Defunct
120	Cellular One	also Amerilink Wireless http://www.amerilinkwireless.com/
130	Cellular One
140	Pulse Mobile (GTA)	http://www.gta.net/mpulse_r_gsm.asp
150	Cingular Wireless	Formerly Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless AT&T Mobility LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T that provides wireless services to 100.7 million subscribers in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands... ; previously BellSouth Mobility DCS BellSouth Mobility DCS BellSouth Mobility DCS, LLC headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, was a BellSouth subsidiary.BellSouth Mobility DCS operated 1900 MHz GSM networks in a number of states in the South, clustered around South Carolina.-History:... , discontinued
160	T-Mobile USA	Formerly Omnipoint, discontinued
170	T-Mobile USA	Formerly Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless AT&T Mobility LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T that provides wireless services to 100.7 million subscribers in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands...  CA/NV known as "Cingular Orange"; previously Pacific Bell Wireless Pacific Bell Wireless Pacific Bell Wireless, LLC is a wireless operating division of AT&T Mobility. It was founded in the mid-1990s, initially named Pacific Bell Mobile Services, as a means for Pacific Telesis to capitalize on the wireless market it had lost when it spun off AirTouch.Pacific Bell Wireless should not be...
180	West Central Wireless
190	Alaska Telecom	http://www.alaskatelecom.com/wireless/
200	T-Mobile USA	Formerly Smith Bagley, discontinued
210	T-Mobile USA	Discontinued
220	T-Mobile USA	Discontinued
230	T-Mobile USA	Discontinued
240	T-Mobile USA	Discontinued
250	T-Mobile USA	Discontinued
260	T-Mobile USA	Standard; formerly Cook Inlet Voicestream
270	T-Mobile USA	Formerly Powertel, discontinued
280	T-Mobile USA	Discontinued
290	T-Mobile USA	Discontinued
300	T-Mobile USA	Discontinued
310	T-Mobile USA	Formerly Aerial Communications, discontinued
311	AT&T Mobility	Formerly Farmers Wireless http://www.farmerscellular.com/
320	Smith Bagley	d/b/a Cellular One of Northeast Arizona
330	T-Mobile USA	Discontinued
340	WestLink Communications	http://www.westlinkcom.com/
350	Carolina Phone	Defunct
370	Docomo Pacific	formerly Guamcell/HafaTEL http://www.guamcell.com/
380	AT&T Mobility	Formerly Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless AT&T Mobility LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T that provides wireless services to 100.7 million subscribers in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands...  known as "Cingular Blue"; previously AT&T Wireless AT&T Wireless AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., founded in 1987 as McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc., and now legally known as New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc., formerly part of AT&T Corp., is a wireless telephone carrier in the United States, based in Redmond, Washington, and later traded on the New York...  standard, discontinued
390	Yorkville
400	Minnesota Southern	Never used, see Hickory
410	AT&T Mobility	Standard; formerly Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless AT&T Mobility LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T that provides wireless services to 100.7 million subscribers in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands...  standard
420	Cincinnati Bell	http://www.cincinnatibell.com/residential/wireless/
430	Alaska DigiTel	http://www.alaskadigitel.com/
440	Cellular One (non-Dobson)
450	Viaero Wireless	http://www.viaero.com/
460	Simmetry	formerly OneLink PCS http://www.simmetrypcs.com/
470	nTelos Communications, Inc. (Viginia PCS Alliance LC)
480	Choice Wireless	a.k.a. Amerilink Wireless
490	SunCom SunCom SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc. was a wireless carrier that operated in the Southeastern United States since 1999 and in parts of the Caribbean since 2004. From the "About Us" section of the company's website:...	AT&T Knoxville, TN
500	Alltel	Formerly PSC Wireless GA Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788... /AL Alabama Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...  network. Alltel is currently non-GSM.
510	Airtel
520	VeriSign
530	West Virginia Wireless
540	Oklahoma Western
560	AT&T Mobility	Standard; formerly Cellular One DCS, Dobson
570	Cellular One Cellular One Cellular One is the trademarked brand name used by several cellular service providers in the United States and Bermuda. The brand was sold to Trilogy Partners by AT&T in 2008 shortly after AT&T had completed its acquisition of Dobson Communications...  Montana	formerly Chinook Wireless http://www.cellonenation.com
580	T-Mobile USA	Formerly PCS One, discontinued
590	Alltel	Formerly Western Wireless, GSM roamer network only
610	Epic Touch
620	Coleman County Telecom
630	Choice Wireless	a.k.a. Amerilink Wireless
640	Airadigm	a.k.a. Einstein PCS
650	Jasper Systems
660	T-Mobile USA	Formerly DigiPhone PCS / DigiPH, discontinued
670	Northstar	Formerly Wireless 2000 PCS, defunct
680	AT&T Mobility	Standard; formerly Cellular One DCS, NPI Wireless (Noverr Publishing Inc.)
690	Keystone Wireless	a.k.a. Immix Wireless http://www.immix.com
710	ASTAC	a.k.a. Cellular One Cellular One Cellular One is the trademarked brand name used by several cellular service providers in the United States and Bermuda. The brand was sold to Trilogy Partners by AT&T in 2008 shortly after AT&T had completed its acquisition of Dobson Communications...  North Slope
740	Telemetrix
760	Panhandle Telecomm
770	Iowa Wireless	dba i wireless I wireless i wireless is a mobile network operator founded in 1997. Headquartered in Urbandale, Iowa, i wireless is a partnership between T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Iowa Network Services Inc. i wireless owns licenses to operate GSM cellular networks in the PCS-1900 and AWS-1700 radio frequency bands covering...  http://www.iwireless.com http://www.iwireless.com/
780	AirLink PCS	Defunct
790	PinPoint Wireless
800	T-Mobile USA	Formerly SOL Communications, discontinued
830	Caprock Cellular
840	Telecom North America Mobile Inc	Subsidiary of Telecom North America Telecom North America Telecom North America Inc is an interexchange carrier licensed in all states of the USA and in all provinces of Canada. It was created on March 27, 2002, as the American subsidiary of 3U Telecom AG, a German telecom provider...  Inc, sold under the brand telna Mobile
850	Aeris
870	Kaplan
880	Advantage Cellular
890	Rural Cellular / Unicel Unicel Unicel was a brand of mobile phone service from Rural Cellular Corporation. Service was provided in northern Minnesota, northern New England, Mississippi, Alabama, eastern Washington and Oregon, and adjacent areas. The company was headquartered in Alexandria, Minnesota. Until 2005, RCC also...	Former Unicel GSM markets split between AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless
900	C&CC	dba Mid-Rivers Wireless assigned 3/1/2010
910	First Cellular
940	Iris Wireless LLC	As of 10/28/2008
950	XIT Wireless
960	Plateau Wireless
970	Globalstar	Satellite non-GSM
980	AT&T Mobility	Not in commercial use
990	AT&T Mobility	Not in commercial use
999	TracFone	reportedly (http://www.howardforums.com/archive/topic/657335-1.html)

MCC 311

MNC	Carrier	Note
000	Mid-Tex Cellular
010	Chariton Valley Wireless Services
020	Chariton Valley Wireless Services
030	Indigo Wireless
040	Commnet Wireless
050	Farmers Wireless
070	AT&T Mobility	formerly Easterbrooke Cellular
080	Pine Cellular
090	Long Lines Wireless	formerly Siouxland PCS
110	High Plains Wireless
120	Choice Phone
130	Alltel Alltel Alltel Corporation is a wireless service provider, primarily based in the United States. Before an acquisition by Verizon Wireless, it served 34 states. After the merger, Alltel continues to serve six states, mostly in rural areas...	formerly Cell One Amarillo
140	Sprocket	aka MBO Wireless
150	Wilkes Cellular
160	Cellular One DCS	Dobson; formerly EMW
170	PetroCom / Broadpoint Inc
180	Cingular Wireless	Not in commercial use
190	Cellular Properties Inc.	aka CellOne East Central IL
210	Farmers Wireless
250	USA i CAN
260	Cellular One Cellular One Cellular One is the trademarked brand name used by several cellular service providers in the United States and Bermuda. The brand was sold to Trilogy Partners by AT&T in 2008 shortly after AT&T had completed its acquisition of Dobson Communications...  of San Luis Obispo
270	Lamar County Cellular
290	NEP Wireless North-Eastern Pennsylvania Telephone Company North-Eastern Pennsylvania Telephone Company is a telecommunications provider headquartered in Forest City, Pennsylvania. The company operates as a local exchange carrier in rural areas of Lackawanna County, Wayne County and Susquehanna County...
330	Bug Tussel Wireless
370	General Communication Inc.	GCI Wireless in Alaska
480-489	Verizon Wireless. 311-480 is used as the 4G LTE network in the USA.
530	NewCore Wireless, LLC.	Minnesota
580	US Cellular

MCC 316

MNC	Carrier	Note
010	Nextel	iDEN Iden For other uses of the word, see Iden The Iden was an English automobile manufactured from 1904 until 1907. Designed by George Iden, formerly of Daimler, they were four-cylinder 10/17 hp and 25/35 hp shaft-driven cars; each came with "Idens's frictionless radial gearbox".... (non-GSM)
011	Southern Communications Svcs