Telephone numbers in Equatorial Guinea
Country Code: +240
International Call Prefix: 00
Trunk Prefix:
Calling 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.
Area codes+68
The structure of the numbering system of the public switched telephone network is geographic, with number portability, as follows:[1]
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[2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Mobile numbers
The structure of the numbering system of the cellular mobile telephone network is non-geographic, as follows:[3]
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.
Value 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.
Allocations 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 | |
Previous 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 |
References