Telephone numbers in Equatorial Guinea
Country Code: +240
International Call Prefix: 00
Trunk Prefix:
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) | |
| 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.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Mobile service, 2J XPQMCDU and 5J XPQMCDU
| LIST OF MOBILE ALLOCATIONS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Operator | Format | |
| GETESA | 22 2PQMCDU | |
| HiTs G.E. S.A. | 55 1PQMCDU | |
06Previous fixed codes
| LIST OF FIXED AREA CODES IN 2009 | |
|---|---|
| Area/City | Area Code |
| Bata (Continent) | 8 XXXXX |
| Malabo (Bioko Island) | 9 XXXXX |
| Malabo (Continent) | 7 XXXXX |
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