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Telephone numbers in Equatorial Guinea

01Calling formats

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.

02Area codes

The structure of the numbering system of the public switched telephone network is geographic, with number portability, as follows:

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
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)
31 to 9XX9XXXXBioko Island
8Litoral/Annobón
7Centro-Sur/Kie-Ntem/Wele-Nzás
6CDMA fixed
5Centro-Sur/Kié-Ntem/Wele-Nzás (reserved)
4CDMA fixed
3Bioko Island (reserved)
2Litoral/Annobón (reserved)
1Bioko Island (reserved)

Numbers beginning 4 are reserved for future fixed services.

03Mobile numbers

The structure of the numbering system of the cellular mobile telephone network is non-geographic, as follows:

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.

04Value added services

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.

05Allocations by operator

Fixed

  • Fixed service, 3J XPQMCDU
LIST OF FIXED ALLOCATIONS
OperatorFormatArea
GETESA33 3P9 MCDUBioko
33 3P8 MCDULitoral/Annobón
33 3P7 MCDUCentro-Sur/Kié-Ntem/Wele-Nzás
33 XP4 MCDUCDMA Bioko
33 XP6 MCDUCDMA Continental Region
HiTs G.E. S.A.35 XP9 MCDUBioko
35 XP8 MCDULitoral/Annobón
35 XP7 MCDUCentro-Sur/Kié-Ntem/Wele-Nzás

Mobile

  • Mobile service, 2J XPQMCDU and 5J XPQMCDU
LIST OF MOBILE ALLOCATIONS
OperatorFormat
GETESA22 2PQMCDU
HiTs G.E. S.A.55 1PQMCDU

06Previous fixed codes

LIST OF FIXED AREA CODES IN 2009
Area/CityArea Code
Bata (Continent)8 XXXXX
Malabo (Bioko Island)9 XXXXX
Malabo (Continent)7 XXXXX
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