Telephone numbers in Tanzania
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Location | |
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Country | Tanzania |
Continent | Africa |
Regulator | Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority |
Access codes | |
Country code | +255 |
International access | 000[1] |
Long-distance | 0 |
The following are the telephone codes in Tanzania.
Format
- +255 XXX XXX XXX +255XX XXX XXXX calling from outside Tanzania
- 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.
Calls between Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda
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.
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.
Geographic number for fixed telephony services (area codes)
LIST OF ALLOCATIONS[2][3] | |
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Area Code | Region |
20 | [spare area code] |
21 | [spare area code] |
22 | Dar es Salaam Region |
23 | Lindi, Morogoro, Mtwara, & Pwani Regions |
24 | Zanzibar (Mjini Magharibi, Pemba North, Pemba South, Unguja North, & Unguja South Regions) |
25 | Katavi, Mbeya, Rukwa, Ruvuma, & Songwe Regions |
26 | Dodoma, Iringa, Njombe, Singida, & Tabora Regions |
27 | Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Manyara, & Tanga Regions |
28 | Geita, Kagera, Kigoma, Mara, Mwanza, Shinyanga, & Simiyu Regions |
29 | [spare area code] |
VoIP services
VoIP services begin with 41:
LIST OF ALLOCATIONS[4] | |
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Prefix | Usage and operator |
41 11 | Africa Online |
41 12 | SimbaNET |
41 14 | Six Telecoms |
41 15 | Startel / Raha |
Non-geographic numbers for Corporate Networks
Non-geographic numbers for Corporate Networks start with 5.[3]
Mobile telephone numbers
See also Telecommunications in Tanzania#Telephones
Mobile numbers start with 6 or 7:
LIST OF ALLOCATIONS[2][3] Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services – (Find Me Anywhere) | |||
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Prefix | Operator | Trading as | Operational[1] |
61 | Viettel Tanzania Limited | halotel | yes |
62 | Viettel Tanzania Limited | halotel | no |
63 | Mkulima African Telecommunication Company Limited | Amotel | no |
64 | Wiafrica Tanzania Limited | CooTel | no |
65 | MIC Tanzania Limited | tiGo | yes |
66 | Smile Communications Tanzania Limited | smile | yes |
67 | MIC Tanzania Limited | tiGo | yes |
68 | Airtel Tanzania Limited | airtel | yes |
69 | Airtel Tanzania Limited | airtel | yes |
71 | MIC Tanzania Limited | tiGo | yes |
72 | MO Mobile Holding Limited | no | |
73 | Tanzania Telecommunications Company Ltd | TTCL | yes |
74 | Vodacom Tanzania Limited | Vodacom | yes |
75 | Vodacom Tanzania Limited | Vodacom | yes |
76 | Vodacom Tanzania Limited | Vodacom | yes |
77 | MIC Tanzania Limited | tiGo | yes |
78 | Airtel Tanzania Limited | airtel | yes |
79 | Benson Informatics Ltd | Smart | no |
Special and premium rate numbers
Non-geographic numbering begins 8 or 9:
LIST OF ALLOCATIONS[2] | |
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Prefix | Usage |
800 | Allocated for national toll-free services |
808 | Allocated for international toll-free services |
840 | Allocated for national shared cost services on fixed network |
860 | Allocated for national toll-rate services on fixed network |
861 | Allocated for national special rates on fixed network |
90X | Allocated for national premium services |
Short codes
LIST OF ALLOCATIONS[3] | |
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Prefix | Usage |
110 | Emergency services for Lake Victoria and other water bodies |
111 | Crime Stoppers |
112 | Police Emergency |
113 | Anti-corruption |
114 | Fire services |
115 | Ambulance Services |
116 | Child Help Line |
117 | Health Help Line |
118 | Safety in National Parks and Game Reserves |
119 | Anti-Drugs |
190 | Disaster Services |
199 | COVID-19 Medical Emergency |
References
- ^ a b "National Numbering Plan" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. August 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "National Numbering Plans: Tanzania" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d "National Numbering Plans: Tanzania" (PDF). Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ http://www.tcra.go.tz/images/documents/reports/National_Numbering_Plan_June_%202014.pdf [dead link]
External links
- World Telephone Numbering Guide
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