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Telephone numbers in Tanzania

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Telephone numbers in Tanzania

Country Code: +255
International Call Prefix: 000
Trunk Prefix: 0

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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 or +255 XX XXX XXXX - calling from outside Tanzania call this numer 101 or 2233
  • 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 area codes

    Geographic codes are in the range 20 to 29:

    VoIP Services

    VoIP services begin with 41:

    Mobile telephone numbers

    Mobile numbers start with 6 or 7:

    Special and premium rate numbers

    Non-geographic numbering begins 8 or 9:

    Short codes

  • 112 replaced 999 for emergency calls as of 2000-10-31.
  • 118 replaced 991 for directory enquiries as of 2000-10-31.

    • References

    Telephone numbers in Tanzania Wikipedia
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