diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 04812be..d8ccefb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@
             <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
             <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.googlecode.libphonenumber</groupId>
+            <artifactId>libphonenumber</artifactId>
+            <version>7.4.5</version>
+        </dependency>
 
         <!-- Mongo -->
         <dependency>
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/model/PhoneIntel.java b/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/model/PhoneIntel.java
index 980fe94..0b294ac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/model/PhoneIntel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/model/PhoneIntel.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import fr.javatic.mongo.jacksonCodec.objectId.Id;
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import net.frozenorb.apiv3.APIv3;
+import net.frozenorb.apiv3.util.PhoneUtils;
 import net.frozenorb.apiv3.util.SyncUtils;
 import net.frozenorb.apiv3.util.ZangUtils;
 import net.frozenorb.apiv3.zang.ZangResult;
@@ -31,32 +32,50 @@ public final class PhoneIntel {
 	}
 
 	public static void findById(String id, SingleResultCallback<PhoneIntel> callback) {
-		phoneIntelCollection.find(new Document("_id", id)).first(SyncUtils.vertxWrap(callback));
+		String e164Phone = PhoneUtils.toE164(id);
+
+		if (e164Phone == null) {
+			callback.onResult(null, null);
+		} else {
+			phoneIntelCollection.find(new Document("_id", id)).first(SyncUtils.vertxWrap(callback));
+		}
 	}
 
 	public static void findOrCreateById(String id, SingleResultCallback<PhoneIntel> callback) {
-		findById(id, (existingPhoneIntel, error) -> {
+		String e164Phone = PhoneUtils.toE164(id);
+
+		if (e164Phone == null) {
+			callback.onResult(null, null);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		findById(e164Phone, (existingPhoneIntel, error) -> {
 			if (error != null) {
 				callback.onResult(null, error);
-			} else if (existingPhoneIntel != null) {
-				callback.onResult(existingPhoneIntel, null);
-			} else {
-				ZangUtils.getCarrierInfo(id, (zangResult, error2) -> {
-					if (error2 != null) {
-						callback.onResult(null, error2);
-					} else {
-						PhoneIntel newPhoneIntel = new PhoneIntel(id, zangResult);
-
-						phoneIntelCollection.insertOne(newPhoneIntel, SyncUtils.vertxWrap((ignored, error3) -> {
-							if (error3 != null) {
-								callback.onResult(null, error3);
-							} else {
-								callback.onResult(newPhoneIntel, null);
-							}
-						}));
-					}
-				});
+				return;
 			}
+
+			if (existingPhoneIntel != null) {
+				callback.onResult(existingPhoneIntel, null);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			ZangUtils.getCarrierInfo(e164Phone, (zangResult, error2) -> {
+				if (error2 != null) {
+					callback.onResult(null, error2);
+					return;
+				}
+
+				PhoneIntel newPhoneIntel = new PhoneIntel(e164Phone, zangResult);
+
+				phoneIntelCollection.insertOne(newPhoneIntel, SyncUtils.vertxWrap((ignored, error3) -> {
+					if (error3 != null) {
+						callback.onResult(null, error3);
+					} else {
+						callback.onResult(newPhoneIntel, null);
+					}
+				}));
+			});
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/model/User.java b/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/model/User.java
index 0b7dd5f..ccaf005 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/model/User.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/model/User.java
@@ -117,10 +117,16 @@ public final class User {
 	}
 
 	public static void findByPhone(String phoneNumber, SingleResultCallback<User> callback) {
-		usersCollection.find(new Document("$or", ImmutableList.of(
-				new Document("phone", phoneNumber),
-				new Document("pendingPhone", phoneNumber)
-		))).first(SyncUtils.vertxWrap(callback));
+		String e164Phone = PhoneUtils.toE164(phoneNumber);
+
+		if (e164Phone == null) {
+			callback.onResult(null, null);
+		} else {
+			usersCollection.find(new Document("$or", ImmutableList.of(
+					new Document("phone", phoneNumber),
+					new Document("pendingPhone", phoneNumber)
+			))).first(SyncUtils.vertxWrap(callback));
+		}
 	}
 
 	public static void findByEmail(String email, SingleResultCallback<User> callback) {
@@ -536,7 +542,11 @@ public final class User {
 	}
 
 	public void startPhoneRegistration(String phoneNumber) {
-		this.pendingPhone = phoneNumber;
+		String e164Phone = PhoneUtils.toE164(phoneNumber);
+
+		if (e164Phone == null) return;
+
+		this.pendingPhone = e164Phone;
 		this.pendingPhoneToken = String.valueOf(new Random().nextInt(999999 - 100000) + 100000);
 		this.pendingPhoneTokenSetAt = Instant.now();
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/util/PhoneUtils.java b/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/util/PhoneUtils.java
index dbbb78e..dc61d0e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/util/PhoneUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/util/PhoneUtils.java
@@ -1,19 +1,31 @@
 package net.frozenorb.apiv3.util;
 
+import com.google.i18n.phonenumbers.NumberParseException;
+import com.google.i18n.phonenumbers.PhoneNumberUtil;
+import com.google.i18n.phonenumbers.Phonenumber;
 import lombok.experimental.UtilityClass;
 
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
-
 @UtilityClass
 public class PhoneUtils {
 
-	private static final Pattern VALID_PHONE_PATTERN = Pattern.compile(
-			"^\\+?[1-9]\\d{1,14}$",
-			Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE
-	);
+	public static final String DEFAULT_COUNTRY_CODE = "US";
+	private static final PhoneNumberUtil phoneUtil = PhoneNumberUtil.getInstance();
 
 	public static boolean isValidPhone(String phoneNumber) {
-		return phoneNumber != null && VALID_PHONE_PATTERN.matcher(phoneNumber).matches();
+		try {
+			return phoneNumber != null && phoneUtil.isValidNumber(phoneUtil.parse(phoneNumber, DEFAULT_COUNTRY_CODE));
+		} catch (NumberParseException ex) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	public static String toE164(String phoneNumber) {
+		try {
+			Phonenumber.PhoneNumber number = phoneUtil.parse(phoneNumber, DEFAULT_COUNTRY_CODE);
+			return phoneUtil.format(number, PhoneNumberUtil.PhoneNumberFormat.E164);
+		} catch (NumberParseException ex) {
+			return "";
+		}
 	}
 
 }
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