Telephone numbers in East Timor
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Country | East Timor |
| Continent | Asia |
| Type | closed |
| Access codes | |
| Country code | +670 |
| International access | 00 |
| Long-distance | none |
Until September 1999, East Timor formed part of the Indonesian numbering plan, using the country code +62, followed by area codes for the two largest cities, Dili (390)[1] and Baucau (399).[2] Following the violence in the wake of Indonesia's departure from the territory, most of the telecommunications infrastructure was destroyed, and Telkom Indonesia withdrew its services from East Timor.
In the interim, the code +672, used by the Australian External Territories, was used to reach numbers in the territory.[3] Originally, the +672 code had been allocated to the then Portuguese Timor, before its invasion and occupation in 1975.[4]
A new country code, +670, was allocated to East Timor, but international access often remained severely limited. A complicating factor is that 670 was previously used by the Northern Marianas, with many carriers not aware that the code is now used by East Timor, and that the Northern Marianas, now part of the North American Numbering Plan, use the code 1 and the area code 670 instead, although calls to the Northern Marianas from the US are billed as calls to East Timor.[5]
East Timor now has a closed numbering plan; all fixed line subscribers' numbers are seven digits, while mobile phone subscribers' numbers are now eight digits, with a '7' being added to the old seven-digit number.[6]
Telephone numbering in East Timor is as follows:
Area codes in East Timor[edit]
| List of area codes[7] | |
|---|---|
| Area code | Area |
| Western Region | |
| 21X XXXX | Manufahi |
| 22X XXXX | Cova Lima |
| 23X XXXX | Bobonaro |
| 24X XXXX | Ainaro |
| 25X XXXX | Oecusse |
| Central Region | |
| 31X XXXX | Dili (reserve) |
| 32X XXXX | Dili (reserve) |
| 33X XXXX | Dili (initial) |
| 36X XXXX | Liquiçá |
| 37X XXXX | Aileu |
| 38X XXXX | Ermera |
| Eastern Region | |
| 41X XXXX | Baucau |
| 42X XXXX | Manatuto |
| 43X XXXX | Viqueque |
| 44X XXXX | Lautém |
- Mobile: 73xx-xxxx ~ 78xx-xxxx
- Service numbers: 721-XXXX
- Government departments: 333-YYYY
- Ambulance service: 110
- Fire Dept: 115
- Emergency: 112
References[edit]
- ^ Travel Indonesia, Volume 16, 1994, page 46
- ^ The Official Catholic Directory for the Year of Our Lord, Part 2, 1999, page 72
- ^ Telstra is reconnecting East Timor to the world, Telstra, 21 February 2000
- ^ White Book, Volume 2, Part 1, International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee, International Telecommunication Union, 1969, page 30
- ^ Saipan is not in East Timor, The Saipan Blog, December 15, 2010
- ^ Timor Telecom
- ^ "Timor-Leste".
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