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# 22402: Phone Number Operation not permitted within Region

Log Type: APPLICATION

Log Level: ERROR

## Description

Phone Number update operation is not permitted within the Region.

### Possible causes

Certain Phone Number operations are not permitted within this Region such as restore, transfer, emergency services, and release.

### Possible solutions

Please refer to documentation to understand which operations are permitted within each region.