If it works, it must be Working Software
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Validating mobile phone numbers in international format isn't all that easy. Numbering plans are disparate and constantly changing.
I've come up with a parseable file format which is published here:
http://www.workingsoftware.com.au/mobile_numbering.txt
I've written a class file in PHP (5 only) that reads this file and allows you to validate a number:
http://www.workingsoftware.com.au/mobile_validation.class.php.txt
There's documentation at the top of both those pages I won't bother repeating here.
I think the only way we can make this work is to have it collaboratively maintained. I've proposed that the project be hosted at http://www.kannel.org.
Please feel free to contact me or subscribe to users@kannel.org if you would like to discuss this further. Together, we can validate!
