Same here, but we are in Canada (+1). Phone verification doesn't work, but it's a business landline number. So when it fails to receive OTP code, they are supposed to make an actual call. But nothing happens.
Emailed support, they replied after a week say "well try a mobile phone". What the what Apple? You want us to display a customer-facing official business phone number on the store page... I am giving you official business phone number (a landline), and you are saying "try mobile"? How about you give me CEO's mobile number so I can call him and resolve it?