Telephone numbers in Latvia
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![]() Location of Latvia (dark green) | |
Location | |
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Country | Latvia |
Continent | Europe |
Regulator | Public Utilities Commission |
Type | Closed |
NSN length | 8, with some exceptions |
Format | Various |
Access codes | |
Country code | +371[1] |
International access | 00 |
Long-distance | None |
The Latvian telephone numbering plan is a telephone number assigning system used in Latvia. All the numbers consist of 8 digits with exceptions for special services. The assigning process is controlled by the Electronic Communications Office (Latvian: VAS "Elektroniskie sakari") and regulated by the Public Utilities Commission (Latvian: Sabiedrisko pakalpojumu regulēšanas komisija).[2]
Format
[edit]The country code for Latvia is +371. The international dialling prefix is "00". The country does not use trunk prefix. However, in 2008, the "6" was prepended to all landlines.[citation needed]
During the Soviet occupation and until the transition in 1993, Latvia had the +7 013 area code.
Mobile telephones
[edit]- 2xх xx xxx—mobile phones.
Geographic numbering
[edit]- 5 xx xxxxx, 6 xx xxxxx, 7 xx xxxxx—landlines and other location-based numbers.
The 5-series is currently only reserved for future use. The 6-series is generally used for landlines and the 7-series is used with payphones throughout the country.
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Reserved for landlines |
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6 30 xxxxx | Landlines in Jelgava District |
6 31 xxxxx | Landlines in Tukums District |
6 32 xxxxx | Landlines in Talsi District |
6 33 xxxxx | Landlines in Kuldiga District |
6 34 xxxxx | Landlines in Liepāja District |
6 35 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Ventspils District |
6 36 xxxxx | Landlines in Ventspils District |
6 37 xxxxx | Landlines in Dobele District |
6 38 xxxxx | Landlines in Saldus District |
6 39 xxxxx | Landlines in Bauska District |
6 40 xxxxx | Landlines in Limbaži District |
6 41 xxxxx | Landlines in Cēsis District |
6 42 xxxxx | Landlines in Valmiera District |
6 43 xxxxx | Landlines in Alūksne District |
6 44 xxxxx | Landlines in Gulbene District |
6 45 xxxxx | Landlines in Balvi District |
6 46 xxxxx | Landlines in Rēzekne District |
6 47 xxxxx | Landlines in Valka District |
6 48 xxxxx | Landlines in Madona District |
6 49 xxxxx | Landlines in Aizkraukle District |
6 50 xxxxx | Landlines in Ogre District |
6 51 xxxxx | Landlines in Aizkraukle District |
6 52 xxxxx | Landlines in Jēkabpils District |
6 53 xxxxx | Landlines in Preiļi District |
6 54 xxxxx | Landlines in Daugavpils District |
6 55 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Ogre District |
6 56 xxxxx | Landlines in Krāslava District |
6 57 xxxxx | Landlines in Ludza District |
6 58 xxxxx | Landlines in Daugavpils District |
6 59 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Cēsis District |
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Landlines in Riga District |
6 80 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines |
6 82 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Valmiera District |
6 83 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Jēkabpils District |
6 84 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Liepāja District |
6 85 xxxxx | Trunked radio networks and VPNs |
6 86 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Jelgava District |
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Reserved for landlines |
6 89 xxxxx | Payphones in all Latvian cities (used until 31 December 2011) |
6 9x xxxxx | Landlines in Riga District |
7 89 xxxxx | Payphones in all Latvian cities (used from 1 January 2012) |
Services
[edit]A variety of service numbers are assigned in the 1-series with lengths shorter than the standard 8 digits. Some of these services also provide 8-digit geographical numbers to be reachable from abroad.
Emergency
[edit]- 112 — Fire brigade, rescue services, civil protection (also general emergency number);
- 110 — Police;
- 113 — Ambulance;
- 114 — Gas emergency;
- 115 — Coast Guard
Calls to 112 are answered on average within 6 seconds and are answered in Latvian, English and Russian. In 98% of cases, the operator can detect the location of the caller within a minute.[3]
Various client services
[edit]1xx | Generic client services provided by various companies; calling costs to these numbers may vary depending on a number-by-number and an operator-by-operator basis as for example Lattelecom's client service number is toll-free when called from their network's phones. |
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11x | Additional services provided by the telephone companies. |
118x | Major inquiry services. |
16xx | Internal client services which can be used by the network operators as these numbers can only be reached from the particular network. |
18xx | Various services. |
116xxx | Toll-free non-commercial social services. |
Toll-free services
[edit]- 80x0xxxx—toll-free services.
Shared-cost services
[edit]- 810xxxxx—shared-cost services.
Premium rate services
[edit]- 88xx, 89xx, 82xxx, 90x0xxxx—premium-rate services.
References
[edit]- ^ "Presentation of national ITU-T E.164 numbering plan for country code + 371" (PDF). ITU.
- ^ "Elektronisko sakaru likums" [Electronic communications law] (in Latvian). Latvijas Vēstnesis. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "112 in Latvia". European Commission. Retrieved 20 December 2014.