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# location_telecom

Normalized contact points for the location (`Location.telecom[]`). Each row is one element of the telecom array; `anchor_index` from stage drives ordering (`telecom_rank`).

**Primary Keys:**

* location\_telecom\_id

**Foreign Keys:**

* location\_id - links to the [location](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/location/base) table

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| Column                | Data Type | Description                                                    |
| --------------------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| location\_telecom\_id | varchar   | Surrogate key for this telecom row                             |
| location\_id          | varchar   | Parent location                                                |
| system                | varchar   | Contact system: e.g. phone, fax, email, pager, url, sms, other |
| use                   | varchar   | Purpose of contact: `home`, `work`, `temp`, `old`, `mobile`    |
| value                 | varchar   | The actual phone number, email address, URL, etc.              |
| telecom\_rank†        | int       | Stable order of this telecom within the location               |

**Related Tables:**

**Parent:**

* [location](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/location/base)