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The Type Allocation Code (TAC) is the initial eight-digit portion of the 15-digit IMEI and 16-digit IMEISV codes used to uniquely identify wireless devices.

Description

The Type Allocation Code identifies a particular model (and often revision) of wireless device for use on a GSM, UMTS or other IMEI-employing wireless network.

The first two digits of the TAC are the Reporting Body Identifier. This indicates the GSMA-approved group that allocated the TAC.

Prior to January 1, 2003, the global standard for the IMEI started with a six-digit Type Approval Code followed by a two-digit Final Assembly Code (FAC). The Type Approval Code (also known as TAC) indicated that the particular device was approved by a national GSM approval body and the FAC identified the company that had built and assembled the device (which is not always the same as the brand name stamped on the device). Effective on that date, many GSM member nations and entities (mainly Europe) moved away from requiring that devices be approved by national bodies, and towards a system where device manufacturers self-regulate the device market. As a result, a manufacturer now simply requests an eight-digit Type Allocation Code for a new device model from the international GSM standards body, instead of submitting a device for approval to a national review body. Both the old and new TAC uniquely identify a model of a device, although some models may have more than one code, depending on revision, manufacturing location, and other factors.

Attachments

TAC codes for RUT241 devices are listed in the table below:

Production code	Region (operator)	TAC code	GSMA document (PDF)
RUT241 0***	Europe,¹ the Middle East, Africa, Korea, Thailand	86042504 86275705 86949205 86582806	Download Download Download Download
RUT241 1*** RUT241 5*** RUT241 6***	Europe¹, the Middle East, Africa	86815905 86387904 86408606	Download Download Download
RUT241 2***	Europe¹, the Middle East, Africa, Korea, Thailand, India	86054804 86675804 86234805 86762406 86846904	Download Download Download Download Download
RUT241 3***	Global¹	86769804 86019505 86186104 86516706 86855204 86019505 86467706 86770605	Download Download Download Download Download Download Download Download
RUT241 4***	Europe, Asia-Pacific¹	86314105	Download

1 - Regional availability - excluding Russia & Belarus.

To download a PDF version of the declaration, click here.

External links

GSMA IMEI database: https://imeidb.gsma.com/imei/index#
GSMA homepage: https://www.gsma.com/

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