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What is MCC and MNC?

A Mobile Network Code (MNC) is used in combination with a Mobile Country Code (MCC) (also known as a “MCC / MNC tuple”) to uniquely identify a mobile phone operator/carrier using the GSM, CDMA, iDEN, TETRA and UMTS public land mobile networks and some satellite mobile networks. The ITU-T Recommendation E.212 defines mobile country codes. The MCC/MNC is part of the IMSI defining the country and provider – it’s often used to check if a certain card is allowed to […]

What is MCC and MNC?