Telephone numbers in Tanzania
.svg) Tanzania (dark green) | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Country | Tanzania |
| Continent | Africa |
| Access codes | |
| Country code | +255 |
| International access | 00 |
| Long-distance | 0 |
Until 1999, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda shared a telephone numbering plan, in which subscribers were only required to dial the trunk code, area code and number. In that year, Tanzania adopted a new numbering plan. Calls to Kenya and Uganda require a regional prefix rather than having to use full international dialling. To call Kenya from Tanzania, subscribers dial 005 instead of +254, while to call Uganda, they dial 006 rather instead of +256. To call Tanzania from Kenya and Uganda, subscribers dial 007 instead of +255.
Format
- +255 XXX XXX XXX +255XX XXX XXXX calling from outside Tanzania
- 0XXX XXX XXX or 0XX XXX XXXX - calling within Tanzania
The NSN length is nine digits.
- Subscriber Number length under 2X, 4X, 6X and 7X NDCs is 7 digits.
- Subscriber Number length under 8XY and 90X NDCs is 6 digits.
Geographic number for fixed telephony services (area codes)
| LIST OF ALLOCATIONS[1] | |
|---|---|
| Area Code | Region |
| 20 | [spare area code] |
| 21 | [spare area code] |
| 22 | Dar es Salaam Region |
| 23 | Lindi, Morogoro, Mtwara, & Pwani Regions |
| 24 | Zanzibar (Mjini Magharibi, Pemba North, Pemba South, Unguja North, & Unguja South Regions) |
| 25 | Katavi, Mbeya, Rukwa, Ruvuma, & Songwe Regions |
| 26 | Dodoma, Iringa, Njombe, Singida, & Tabora Regions |
| 27 | Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Manyara, & Tanga Regions |
| 28 | Geita, Kagera, Kigoma, Mara, Mwanza, Shinyanga, & Simiyu Regions |
| 29 | [spare area code] |
VoIP services
VoIP services begin with 41:
| LIST OF ALLOCATIONS[2] | |
|---|---|
| Prefix | Usage and operator |
| 41 11 | Africa Online |
| 41 12 | SimbaNET |
| 41 14 | Six Telecoms |
| 41 15 | Startel / Raha |
Mobile telephone numbers
Mobile numbers start with 6 or 7:
| LIST OF ALLOCATIONS[1] | |
|---|---|
| Prefix | Usage and operator |
| 61 | Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –
(Find Me Anywhere), Not allocated |
| 62 | Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –
(Find Me Anywhere), Viettel Tanzania Limited (trading as "halotel") |
| 63 | Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –
(Find Me Anywhere), Mkulima African Telecommunication Company Limited (trading as "Amotel") |
| 64 | Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –
(Find Me Anywhere), Wiafrica Tanzania Limited (trading as "CooTel") |
| 65 | Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –
(Find Me Anywhere), MIC Tanzania Limited (trading as "tiGo") |
| 66 | Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –
(Find Me Anywhere), Smile Communications Tanzania Limited (trading as "smile") |
| 67 | Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –
(Find Me Anywhere), MIC Tanzania Limited (trading as "tiGo") |
| 68 | Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –
(Find Me Anywhere), Airtel Tanzania Limited (trading as "airtel") |
| 69 | Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –
(Find Me Anywhere), Airtel Tanzania Limited (trading as "airtel") |
| 71 | Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –
(Find Me Anywhere), MIC Tanzania Limited (trading as "tiGo") |
| 72 | Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –
(Find Me Anywhere), Not allocated |
| 73 | Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –
(Find Me Anywhere), Tanzania Telecommunications Company Ltd (trading as "TTCL") |
| 74 | Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –
(Find Me Anywhere), Vodacom Tanzania Limited (trading as "Vodacom") |
| 75 | Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –
(Find Me Anywhere), Vodacom Tanzania Limited (trading as "Vodacom") |
| 76 | Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –
(Find Me Anywhere), Vodacom Tanzania Limited (trading as "Vodacom") |
| 77 | Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –
(Find Me Anywhere), Zanzibar Telecom Ltd (trading as "Zantel") |
| 78 | Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –
(Find Me Anywhere), Airtel Tanzania Limited (trading as "airtel") |
| 79 | Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –
(Find Me Anywhere), Benson Informatics Ltd (trading as "Smart") |
Special and premium rate numbers
Non-geographic numbering begins 8 or 9:
| LIST OF ALLOCATIONS[1] | |
|---|---|
| Prefix | Usage |
| 800 | Allocated for national toll-free services |
| 808 | Allocated for international toll-free services |
| 840 | Allocated for national shared cost services on fixed network |
| 860 | Allocated for national toll-rate services on fixed network |
| 861 | Allocated for national special rates on fixed network |
| 90X | Allocated for national premium services |
Short codes
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- 112 replaced 999 for emergency calls as of 2000-10-31.
- 118 replaced 991 for directory enquiries as of 2000-10-31.
External links
References
- ^ a b c "National Numbering Plans: Tanzania" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ http://www.tcra.go.tz/images/documents/reports/National_Numbering_Plan_June_%202014.pdf [dead link]
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