what could be a suitable datatype for storing telephone numbers in sql server 2005?

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What datatype should be used for storing phone numbers in SQL Server 2005?

There are various datatypes from which i can choose for example varchar or bigint or decimal or money but which one could be the best in all respect.

Answer 1

This exact question has been asked before. See this post.

Answer 2

VARCHAR - a telephone number is a highly geographically-specific data item, and may typically contain brackets, hyphens, or letters as well as numeric digits.