harrogate3 wrote:

> Curiously, not only do the telco own the number, they also own the
> copyright to it, so it is technically illegal for anyone other than
> them to publish it without having obtained their prior consent.

Rubbish. Copyright only protects creative work. A standard telephone
number is clearly not creative.

> If the ownership or registration was transferred, what about that
> copyright? How does that affect such as letterhead and advertising?