New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC is the legal name of AT&T's mobile network.
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC is the company behind AT&T's mobile phone service. Cingular Wireless took the AT&T name in 2007, but its legal name stayed on the numbering records, so a lookup on an AT&T mobile number often shows New Cingular Wireless PCS. NANPA, which runs the North American numbering plan, lists New Cingular Wireless as the holder of 18,705 prefixes in 53 states and territories, 9.4% of the 198,436 prefixes it has assigned.
- Name in NANPA's file
- NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL, and 3 other listings
- What it is
- Mobile network
- Prefixes held
- 18,705 of 198,436 (9.4%)
- States and territories
- 53 of 56, most in California, Texas and Florida
- Area codes
- 356
- Pooled prefixes
- 68%, shared in blocks of 1,000 numbers
From NANPA's central office code file of October 1, 2026. A prefix is the three digits after the area code.
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A lookup shows New Cingular Wireless when the number is on AT&T's mobile network.
Carrier records use a company's legal or historic name, so a lookup can show New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC while the person's bill says AT&T.
Numbers can also move between carriers, so a lookup reads the number's carrier today, and a number with a New Cingular Wireless prefix can show another company if it was ported.
New Cingular Wireless holds the most prefixes in California: 2,180 of its 18,705.
- California2,180
- Texas1,830
- Florida1,056
- Illinois1,030
- New York939
- Pennsylvania795
- Georgia758
- Michigan706
Plus 9,411 prefixes in 45 more states and territories.
New Cingular Wireless holds prefixes in 356 area codes, and these are its largest.
- Area code 912155 prefixes
- Area code 832147 prefixes
- Area code 229138 prefixes
- Area code 917136 prefixes
- Area code 210129 prefixes
- Area code 956129 prefixes
- Area code 209128 prefixes
- Area code 559123 prefixes
- Area code 479118 prefixes
- Area code 256114 prefixes
- Area code 573113 prefixes
- Area code 214110 prefixes
Of the prefixes NANPA dates, New Cingular Wireless received the most in 2001: 1,389.
NANPA's file gives an assignment date for 10,899 of New Cingular Wireless's 18,705 prefixes, all from 2001 on. The rest have no date in the file.
New Cingular Wireless holds 58 prefixes in area code 213, downtown Los Angeles.
- 213-280
- 213-281
- 213-300
- 213-304
- 213-308
- 213-309
- 213-321
- 213-324
- 213-359
- 213-361
- 213-379
- 213-399
- 213-400
- 213-422
- 213-440
- 213-442
- 213-445
- 213-446
- 213-447
- 213-448
- 213-453
- 213-458
- 213-472
- 213-479
- 213-491
- 213-502
- 213-509
- 213-541
- 213-552
- 213-565
- 213-578
- 213-590
- 213-591
- 213-595
- 213-610
- 213-618
- 213-631
- 213-705
- 213-706
- 213-709
- 213-712
- 213-713
- 213-716
- 213-793
- 213-810
- 213-856
- 213-872
- 213-880
- 213-903
- 213-904
- 213-906
- 213-907
- 213-910
- 213-912
- 213-937
- 213-941
- 213-942
- 213-952
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These are the questions people ask about New Cingular Wireless.
What is New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC?
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC is the company behind AT&T's mobile phone service. Cingular Wireless took the AT&T name in 2007, but its legal name stayed on the numbering records, so a lookup on an AT&T mobile number often shows New Cingular Wireless PCS.
Why does a phone lookup say New Cingular Wireless?
A lookup shows New Cingular Wireless when the number is on AT&T's mobile network. Carrier records use a company's legal or historic name, so a lookup can show New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC while the person's bill says AT&T. Numbers can also move between carriers, so a lookup reads the number's carrier today, and a number with a New Cingular Wireless prefix can show another company if it was ported.
Is a call from a New Cingular Wireless number spam?
Numbers on mobile networks like this one belong to millions of ordinary people and businesses, so the carrier name says nothing about who is calling. Caller ID can also be faked, so judge the call by what the caller asks for, never by the carrier name. Check the full number with our free spam phone checker before you call back.
How many phone prefixes does New Cingular Wireless hold?
NANPA lists New Cingular Wireless as the holder of 18,705 prefixes, 9.4% of all assigned US prefixes. A prefix is the three digits after the area code and covers up to 10,000 numbers. 68% of these are pooled, so blocks of 1,000 numbers inside them can belong to other carriers.
Which states have the most New Cingular Wireless prefixes?
California (2,180), Texas (1,830) and Florida (1,056) have the most, out of 53 states and territories.
Can I find out who owns a New Cingular Wireless number?
New Cingular Wireless does not publish who uses its numbers. Our free who called me lookup shows who a US number is listed to and the city and state on the listing, when the number has a listing.
Is New Cingular Wireless the same as AT&T?
Yes. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC is the legal name of AT&T's mobile network, so a number that shows it is an AT&T mobile number, or was when it was last checked.
Source: NANPA, the North American Numbering Plan Administrator: its central office code assignments, as of October 1, 2026. Company histories are from public records and each company's own descriptions.