diff --git a/includes/phone.pl.inc b/includes/phone.pl.inc
index d8d291b..2d4c513 100644
--- a/includes/phone.pl.inc
+++ b/includes/phone.pl.inc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 function _pl_regex() {
   return '/^
     ([1-9]\d) # 2-digit area code
-    ([1-9]\d{2}) # 3-digit phone prefix (cannot start with 0)
+    (\d{3}) # 3-digit phone prefix
     (\d{4})
     $/x';
 }