Telecommunications services routing using country codes

摘要

A destination address for a text or voice communication comprises at least a country code and a short number service code. The address is processed and routed in a similar manner to routing a long number service code using rules for routing international traffic according to the received country code. Means may be provided for comparing the received country code with a list including country codes respectively relating to actual countries 6 and at least one virtual country 7 code providing access to a respective service 8. The virtual country 7 code may provide access to a service 8 within a specific destination territory 6 such that calls arriving at and originated within the destination territory 6 are routed to the service.