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Number Format

Area Code:            none
Subscriber Number:    7 digits (formerly 6 digits until February 2004)
Trunk Prefix:         n/a
International Prefix: 00

Numbering range information

• DCCL

20 July 2005 - new fixed numbering range

Source: Gamtel communication (18 July 2005, via ITU).

4 April 2005 - new mobile number ranges

Number range  Carrier
------------  -------
+220 70xxxxx  Africell
+220 77xxxxx  Africell
+220 98xxxxx  Gamcell

28 February 2004 - expansion to 7-digit national numbers

'4' will be prepended to numbers in the 2xxxxx, 3xxxxx, 4xxxxx ranges.

'5' will be prepended to numbers in the 5xxxxx, 6xxxxx, 7xxxxx ranges.

'9' will be prepended to Gamcel mobile numbers (e.g. 9xxxxx).

'7' was prepended to Africell mobile subscriber numbers (e.g. 7xxxxx became 77xxxxx). It was initially unclear whether '4' would be prepended, given that this digit prepended wireline/fixed numbers in the former 7xxxxx range.

It was unclear whether '4' or '5' will be prepended to Internet Service dial-up numbers.

Source: Gamtel press release.

Also see Department of State for Communication and Information Technology announcement (10 February 2004, via ITU).

January 2002 - new ranges introduced

For details, including current numbering ranges list, see numbering page for Gambia on ITU site.

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