Telephone numbers in Eswatini
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Country | Eswatini |
| Continent | Africa |
| Access codes | |
| Country code | +268 |
| International access | 00 |
| Long-distance | n/a |
Eswatini, then known as Swaziland, was allocated the country code +268 by the International Telecommunication Union, in the late 1960s.[1] To call a telephone number in Eswatini, the following format is used:
- yy xx xxxx
- calls from within Eswatini
- +268 yy xx xxxx
- calls from outside Eswatini
List of allocations
[edit]| List of allocations[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC (National Destination Code) or leading digits of NSN (National Significant Number) |
NSN number length | Usage of E.164 number | |||
| 22 | 8 | Geographic number | Fixed line | EPTC | Shiselweni region |
| 23 | 8 | Geographic number | Fixed line | EPTC | Lubombo region |
| 24 | 8 | Geographic number | Fixed line | EPTC | Hhohho region |
| 25 | 8 | Geographic number | Fixed line | EPTC | Manzini region |
| 76 | 8 | Non-geographic | GSM | MTN Eswatini | - |
| 77 | 8 | Non-geographic | CDMA | EPTC | - |
| 78 | 8 | Non-geographic | Mobile GSM | MTN Eswatini | - |
| 79 | 8 | Non-geographic | Mobile GSM | Eswatini Mobile | - |
Changes as of March 2010
[edit]Subscriber numbers were extended by a digit with '2' prepended to fixed numbers and '7' to mobile/GSM numbers.[3] [4]
Expanded mobile numbers (+268 6xxxxxx) took effect 1 March 2010. Old dialling format was allowed until the mandatory date of 1 June 2010.
Fixed numbers were expanded on 1 February 2011, postponed from the previously scheduled 1 August 2010, with mandatory use on 1 May 2011 (previously scheduled 1 November 2010).
| Old format | New format | Service/region | Effective | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +268 2xxxxxx | +268 22xxxxxx | Shiselweni | 1 Feb 2011 | 1 May 2011 |
| +268 3xxxxxx | +268 23xxxxxx | Lubombo | 1 Feb 2011 | 1 May 2011 |
| +268 4xxxxxx | +268 24xxxxxx | Hhohho | 1 Feb 2011 | 1 May 2011 |
| +268 5xxxxxx | +268 25xxxxxx | Manzini | 1 Feb 2011 | 1 May 2011 |
| +268 6xxxxxx | +268 76xxxxxx | mobile (GSM) | 1 Mar 2010 | 1 Jun 2010 |
List of prefixes in Eswatini
[edit]| LIST OF PREFIXES | |
|---|---|
| Area/City | Prefix |
| Bhunya | 2452 2453 |
| Big Bend | 2363 2364 |
| Hlathikulu | 2217 |
| Hluthi | 2227 |
| Lobamba | 2416 |
| Ludzeludze | 2548 |
| Mahamba | 2237 |
| Mahwalala | 2472 |
| Malkerns | 2528 |
| Mankayane | 2538 |
| Manzini | 2505 2506 |
| Maphiveni | 2373 |
| Matsapha | 2517 2518 |
| Mbabane | 2404 2405 2406 |
| Mhlambanyatsi | 2467 |
| Mhlume | 2312 2313 |
| Mpaka | 2333 |
| Ngwenya | 2442 |
| Nhlangano | 2207 |
| Nsoko | 2303 |
| Pigg's Peak | 2437 |
| Sidwashini | 2422 |
| Simunye | 2382 2383 |
| Siphocosini | 2482 |
| Siphofaneni | 2344 |
| Siteki | 2343 |
| Tshaneni | 2322 2323 |
Calls to and from neighbouring countries
[edit]Until the 1990s, Swaziland was integrated into the South African telephone numbering plan; calls from South Africa to Swaziland were made using the code 0194.[5] Calls to South Africa from Swaziland, however, required the use of the regional code 07.[6] Calls to Lesotho were similarly made using the regional code 05 while those to Mozambique were made using the code 06.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ White Book, Volume 2, Part 1, International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee, International Telecommunication Union, 1969, page 29
- ^ International Numbering Resources: National Numbering Plans: Eswatini, ITU-T
- ^ EPTC eight-digit numbers launched next month, Fanyana Mabuza, The Swazi Observer, January 4, 2011
- ^ "Eswantini 2010 expansion". www.wtng.info.
- ^ Pretoria Telephone Directory, Department of Posts and Telecommunications, 1991, page 21
- ^ Swaziland Telephone Directory, Department of Posts and Telecommunications, 1986, page A-8
- ^ Swaziland Telephone Directory, Department of Posts and Telecommunications, 1990, page c
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