diff --git a/ost/gov.noaa.nws.ost.edex.plugin.stq/src/gov/noaa/nws/ost/edex/plugin/stq/SpotRequestParser.java b/ost/gov.noaa.nws.ost.edex.plugin.stq/src/gov/noaa/nws/ost/edex/plugin/stq/SpotRequestParser.java
index 3cdb014f0d..4f887072e1 100644
--- a/ost/gov.noaa.nws.ost.edex.plugin.stq/src/gov/noaa/nws/ost/edex/plugin/stq/SpotRequestParser.java
+++ b/ost/gov.noaa.nws.ost.edex.plugin.stq/src/gov/noaa/nws/ost/edex/plugin/stq/SpotRequestParser.java
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ public class SpotRequestParser {
         PROPERTY_PATTERN_MAP.put("AGENCY_NAME", "REQUESTING\\s+AGENCY");
         PROPERTY_PATTERN_MAP.put("OFFICIAL_NAME", "REQUESTING\\s+OFFICIAL");
         PROPERTY_PATTERN_MAP.put("PHONE_NAME", "EMERGENCY\\s+PHONE");
-        PROPERTY_PATTERN_MAP
-                .put("PHONE_VALUE", "\\(\\d{3}\\)\\s*\\d{3}-\\d{4}");
+        PROPERTY_PATTERN_MAP.put("PHONE_VALUE", ".{1,30}");
         PROPERTY_PATTERN_MAP.put("STATE_NAME", "STATE");
         PROPERTY_PATTERN_MAP.put("DLAT_NAME", "DLAT");
         PROPERTY_PATTERN_MAP.put("DLON_NAME", "DLON");