Telephone numbers in Equatorial Guinea
Country Code: +240
International Call Prefix: 00
Trunk Prefix:
Calling formats
[edit]To call in Equatorial Guinea, the following format is used:
- xx xxx xxxx - calls within Equatorial Guinea
- +240 yy xxx xxxx - calls from outside Equatorial Guinea
The NSN length is nine digits.
Area codes
[edit]The structure of the numbering system of the public switched telephone network is geographic, with number portability, as follows:[1]
DN + NDC + SN = NSN = NJ XPQ MCDU
DN (Network code) = NJ
NDC (Numbering area) = XPQ
SN (Subscriber number) = MCDU
For landlines, 3J XPQ MCDU where J cannot be 0.
'M', 'C', 'D', and 'U' stand for thousands, hundreds, tens, and units, respectively.
LIST OF FIXED ALLOCATIONS[2] | ||||||
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Service (landline = 3) |
Operator code (1 to 9) |
Two digits (unspecified use) |
Area code (one digit) |
Subscriber number (four digits) |
Area/Usage (place name or service) | |
3 | 1 to 9 | XX | 9 | XXXX | Bioko Island | |
8 | Litoral/Annobón | |||||
7 | Centro-Sur/Kie-Ntem/Wele-Nzás | |||||
6 | CDMA fixed | |||||
5 | Centro-Sur/Kié-Ntem/Wele-Nzás (reserved) | |||||
4 | CDMA fixed | |||||
3 | Bioko Island (reserved) | |||||
2 | Litoral/Annobón (reserved) | |||||
1 | Bioko Island (reserved) |
Numbers beginning 4 are reserved for future fixed services.
Mobile numbers
[edit]The structure of the numbering system of the cellular mobile telephone network is non-geographic, as follows:[3]
DN + SN = NSN = NJ XPQ MCDU
DN (Network code) = NDC = NJ
SN (Subscriber number) = XPQMCDU
Numbers beginning 2 or 5 are in use for mobile telephones.
Numbers beginning 6 and 7 are reserved for future mobile services.
Value added services
[edit]For value-added services such as freephone numbers, shared cost numbers and personal numbers, numbers will comprise nine digits, with the following format:
80X PQMCDU, (P ≠ 0)
For valued-added services such as premium rate services for businesses, premium rate services that are leisure-related, and Internet access, numbers will comprise nine digits, with the following format:
90X PQMCDU (P ≠ 0)
Numbers for intelligent network services are non-geographic.
Allocations by operator
[edit]Fixed
[edit]- Fixed service, 3J XPQMCDU
LIST OF FIXED ALLOCATIONS | ||
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Operator | Format | Area |
GETESA | 33 3P9 MCDU | Bioko |
33 3P8 MCDU | Litoral/Annobón | |
33 3P7 MCDU | Centro-Sur/Kié-Ntem/Wele-Nzás | |
33 XP4 MCDU | CDMA Bioko | |
33 XP6 MCDU | CDMA Continental Region | |
HiTs G.E. S.A. | 35 XP9 MCDU | Bioko |
35 XP8 MCDU | Litoral/Annobón | |
35 XP7 MCDU | Centro-Sur/Kié-Ntem/Wele-Nzás |
Mobile
[edit]- Mobile service, 2J XPQMCDU and 5J XPQMCDU
LIST OF MOBILE ALLOCATIONS | ||
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Operator | Format | |
GETESA | 22 2PQMCDU | |
HiTs G.E. S.A. | 55 1PQMCDU |
Previous fixed codes
[edit]LIST OF FIXED AREA CODES IN 2009 | |
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Area/City | Area Code |
Bata (Continent) | 8 XXXXX |
Malabo (Bioko Island) | 9 XXXXX |
Malabo (Continent) | 7 XXXXX |
References
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