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Number Format

Area Code:            none
Subscriber Number:    7 digits
Trunk Prefix:         n/a
International Prefix: 00

Numbering range information

2012 - numbering plan update

Numbering ranges as of May 2012:

Number range      Location/Service
============      ================
+221 30 10xxxxx   fixed CDM, Expresso
+221 30 11xxxxx   fixed CDM, Expresso
+221 30 80xxxxx   fixed CDM, Expresso
+221 33 81xxxxx   fixed, Sonatel
+221 33 82xxxxx   fixed, Sonatel
+221 33 83xxxxx   fixed, Sonatel
+221 33 84xxxxx   fixed, Sonatel
+221 33 85xxxxx   fixed, Sonatel
+221 33 86xxxxx   fixed, Sonatel
+221 33 87xxxxx   fixed, Sonatel
+221 33 88xxxxx   fixed, Sonatel
+221 33 89xxxxx   fixed, Sonatel
+221 33 92xxxxx   satellite, Sonatel
+221 33 93xxxxx   fixed, Sonatel
+221 33 94xxxxx   fixed, Sonatel
+221 33 95xxxxx   fixed, Sonatel
+221 33 96xxxxx   fixed, Sonatel
+221 33 97xxxxx   fixed, Sonatel
+221 33 98xxxxx   fixed, Sonatel
+221 33 99xxxxx   fixed, Sonatel
+221 70 00xxxxx   mobile GSM, Expresso
+221 70 10xxxxx   mobile CDMA, Expresso
+221 70 20xxxxx   mobile CDMA, Expresso
+221 70 30xxxxx   mobile CDMA, Expresso
+221 70 33xxxxx   mobile CDMA, Expresso
+221 70 40xxxxx   mobile CDMA, Expresso
+221 70 45xxxxx   mobile GSM, Expresso
+221 70 50xxxxx   mobile CDMA, Expresso
+221 70 56xxxxx   mobile GSM, Expresso
+221 70 60xxxxx   mobile GSM, Expresso
+221 70 63xxxxx   mobile GSM, Expresso
+221 70 64xxxxx   mobile GSM, Expresso
+221 70 65xxxxx   mobile GSM, Expresso
+221 70 70xxxxx   mobile CDMA, Expresso
+221 70 80xxxxx   mobile GSM, Expresso
+221 70 82xxxxx   mobile GSM, Expresso
+221 70 90xxxxx   mobile GSM, Expresso
+221 76 12xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 13xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 28xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 29xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 33xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 34xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 38xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 39xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 46xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 47xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 48xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 49xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 50xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 51xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 52xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 53xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 54xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 55xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 56xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 57xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 58xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 59xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 63xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 64xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 65xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 66xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 67xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 68xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 69xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 74xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 75xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 83xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 84xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 85xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 86xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 87xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 76 88xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sentel
+221 77 xxxxxxx   mobile GSM, Sonatel/Orange
+221 78 01xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sonatel/Orange
+221 78 10xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sonatel/Orange
+221 78 11xxxxx   mobile GSM, Sonatel/Orange
Source: ARTP announcement (14 May 2012, via ITU)

7 October 2007 - national renumbering from 7 to 9 digits

Senegal's national 7-digit subscriber numbers expanded to 9-digit format on 7 October 2007 in an apparent splash cut without permissive dialling period.

Two digits were prepended according to type of service: '33' for Sonatel fixed numbers, '76' for Sentel/Tigo mobile, '77' for Sonatel/Orange mobile:

Old format    New format       Service
----------    ----------       -------
+221 2xxxxxx  +221 77 2xxxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sonatel, Orange; 20xxxxx-27xxxxx)
+221 28xxxxx  +221 76 28xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sentel, Tigo)
+221 29xxxxx  +221 76 29xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sentel, Tigo)
+221 30xxxxx  +221 77 30xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sonatel, Orange)
+221 31xxxxx  +221 77 31xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sonatel, Orange)
+221 32xxxxx  +221 77 32xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sonatel, Orange)
+221 33xxxxx  +221 76 33xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sentel, Tigo)
+221 34xxxxx  +221 76 34xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sentel, Tigo)
+221 35xxxxx  +221 77 35xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sonatel, Orange)
+221 36xxxxx  +221 77 36xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sonatel, Orange)
+221 37xxxxx  +221 77 37xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sonatel, Orange)
+221 38xxxxx  +221 76 38xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sentel, Tigo)
+221 39xxxxx  +221 76 39xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sentel, Tigo)
+221 4xxxxxx  +221 77 4xxxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sonatel, Orange; 40xxxxx-45xxxxx)
+221 46xxxxx  +221 76 46xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sentel, Tigo)
+221 47xxxxx  +221 76 47xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sentel, Tigo)
+221 48xxxxx  +221 76 48xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sentel, Tigo)
+221 49xxxxx  +221 76 49xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sentel, Tigo)
+221 50xxxxx  +221 77 50xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sonatel, Orange; 50xxxxx-57xxxxx)
+221 58xxxxx  +221 76 58xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sentel, Tigo)
+221 59xxxxx  +221 76 59xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sentel, Tigo)
+221 60xxxxx  +221 77 60xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sonatel, Orange; 60xxxxx-65xxxxx)
+221 66xxxxx  +221 76 66xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sentel, Tigo)
+221 67xxxxx  +221 76 67xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sentel, Tigo)
+221 68xxxxx  +221 76 68xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sentel, Tigo)
+221 69xxxxx  +221 76 69xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sentel, Tigo)
+221 70xxxxx  +221 77 70xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sonatel, Orange)
+221 71xxxxx  +221 77 71xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sonatel, Orange)
+221 74xxxxx  +221 76 74xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sentel, Tigo)
+221 75xxxxx  +221 76 75xxxxx  mobile (GSM - Sentel, Tigo)
+221 82xxxxx  +221 33 82xxxxx  fixed (Sonatel)
+221 83xxxxx  +221 33 83xxxxx  fixed (Sonatel)
+221 84xxxxx  +221 33 84xxxxx  fixed (Sonatel)
+221 85xxxxx  +221 33 85xxxxx  fixed (Sonatel)
+221 86xxxxx  +221 33 86xxxxx  fixed (Sonatel)
+221 87xxxxx  +221 33 87xxxxx  fixed (Sonatel)
+221 88xxxxx  +221 33 88xxxxx  fixed (Sonatel)
+221 89xxxxx  +221 33 89xxxxx  fixed (Sonatel)
+221 93xxxxx  +221 33 93xxxxx  fixed (Sonatel)
+221 94xxxxx  +221 33 94xxxxx  fixed (Sonatel)
+221 95xxxxx  +221 33 95xxxxx  fixed (Sonatel)
+221 96xxxxx  +221 33 96xxxxx  fixed (Sonatel)
+221 97xxxxx  +221 33 97xxxxx  fixed (Sonatel)
+221 98xxxxx  +221 33 98xxxxx  fixed (Sonatel)
+221 99xxxxx  +221 33 99xxxxx  fixed (Sonatel)
Some short codes were also updated:

Old code  New code  Service
--------  --------  -------
12        1212      directory enquiry
13        1413      faults/repair
14        1414      customer service
15        1515      time ("talking clock")
17        17        police (no change)
18        18        fire (no change)
4141      1441      customer service (Sonatel)
600       1400      customer service (Sonatel)
International prefix 00 was not changed.

Sources: (20 June 2007, via ITU)

Sonatel: Orange mobile number changes (French)

(News courtesy Sergiu Rosenzweig, Ashleigh Potter)

13 January 2004 - updated numbering ranges

The following are numbering ranges in Senegal as of 13 January 2004 ( from Sonatel announcement (via ITU, 13 January 2004)):

Number Range  Service
============  =======
+221 51xxxxx  GSM mobile - Alizé (new in 2004)
+221 53xxxxx  GSM mobile - Alizé
+221 54xxxxx  GSM mobile - Alizé
+221 55xxxxx  GSM mobile - Alizé
+221 56xxxxx  GSM mobile - Alizé
+221 57xxxxx  GSM mobile - Alizé (new in 2004)
+221 58xxxxx  GSM mobile - Sentel (new in 2004)
+221 59xxxxx  GSM mobile - Sentel (new in 2004)
+221 62xxxxx  audiotex (undialable from outside Senegal)
+221 63xxxxx  GSM mobile - Alizé
+221 64xxxxx  GSM mobile - Alizé
+221 65xxxxx  GSM mobile - Alizé
+221 66xxxxx  GSM mobile - Sentel
+221 67xxxxx  GSM mobile - Sentel
+221 68xxxxx  GSM mobile - Sentel
+221 69xxxxx  GSM mobile - Sentel
+221 82xxxxx  geographic numbers
+221 83xxxxx  geographic numbers, ISDN numbers
+221 84xxxxx  geographic numbers, ISDN numbers
+221 85xxxxx  geographic numbers
+221 86xxxxx  geographic numbers
+221 87xxxxx  geographic numbers
+221 88xxxxx  geographic numbers
+221 89xxxxx  geographic numbers
+221 90xxxxx  wireless local loop / VSAT
+221 93xxxxx  geographic numbers
+221 94xxxxx  geographic numbers 
+221 95xxxxx  geographic numbers
+221 96xxxxx  geographic numbers
+221 97xxxxx  geographic numbers
+221 98xxxxx  geographic numbers
+221 99xxxxx  geographic numbers

10 October 1997 - 6 to 7 digit numbers

An extra digit was added to 6-digit numbers in Senegal on 10 October 1997. There was no permissive dialling period. The new 7-digit format took immediate effect, although callers to old numbers would receive a recorded message giving information about the numbering change.

'6' was prepended to mobile and audiotex numbers:

Service   Old numbers  New numbers
=======   ===========  ===========
Audiotex  +221 28xxxx  +221 628xxxx
Mobile    +221 38xxxx  +221 638xxxx
'8' was prepended to fixed/wireline numbers in Dakar for the following number ranges:

Old numbers  New numbers
===========  ===========
+221 20xxxx  +221 820xxxx
+221 21xxxx  +221 821xxxx
+221 22xxxx  +221 822xxxx
+221 23xxxx  +221 823xxxx
+221 24xxxx  +221 824xxxx
+221 25xxxx  +221 825xxxx
+221 26xxxx  +221 826xxxx
+221 27xxxx  +221 827xxxx
+221 29xxxx  +221 829xxxx
+221 32xxxx  +221 832xxxx
+221 33xxxx  +221 833xxxx
+221 34xxxx  +221 834xxxx
+221 35xxxx  +221 835xxxx
+221 36xxxx  +221 836xxxx
+221 37xxxx  +221 837xxxx
+221 39xxxx  +221 839xxxx
'9' was prepended to fixed/wireline numbers outside Dakar for the following number ranges:

Old numbers  New numbers
===========  ===========
+221 41xxxx  +221 941xxxx
+221 43xxxx  +221 943xxxx
+221 44xxxx  +221 944xxxx
+221 46xxxx  +221 946xxxx
+221 47xxxx  +221 947xxxx
+221 48xxxx  +221 948xxxx
+221 49xxxx  +221 949xxxx
+221 51xxxx  +221 951xxxx
+221 53xxxx  +221 953xxxx
+221 55xxxx  +221 955xxxx
+221 57xxxx  +221 957xxxx
+221 61xxxx  +221 961xxxx
+221 62xxxx  +221 962xxxx
+221 63xxxx  +221 963xxxx
+221 65xxxx  +221 965xxxx
+221 66xxxx  +221 966xxxx
+221 67xxxx  +221 967xxxx
+221 68xxxx  +221 968xxxx
+221 69xxxx  +221 969xxxx
+221 71xxxx  +221 971xxxx
+221 72xxxx  +221 972xxxx
+221 73xxxx  +221 973xxxx
+221 74xxxx  +221 974xxxx
+221 75xxxx  +221 975xxxx
+221 76xxxx  +221 976xxxx
+221 77xxxx  +221 977xxxx
+221 78xxxx  +221 978xxxx
+221 81xxxx  +221 981xxxx
+221 82xxxx  +221 982xxxx
+221 83xxxx  +221 983xxxx
+221 85xxxx  +221 985xxxx
+221 91xxxx  +221 991xxxx
+221 92xxxx  +221 992xxxx
+221 93xxxx  +221 993xxxx
+221 94xxxx  +221 994xxxx
+221 95xxxx  +221 995xxxx
+221 96xxxx  +221 996xxxx
+221 97xxxx  +221 997xxxx
There were no changes to special services, including videotex and data.

Details on this change were announced in a SONATEL communication of 13 August 1997 (page via ITU no longer available).

Other information

Major carrier is SONATEL.

Sentel is a wireless carrier e.g. GSM.

Alizé is a wireless carrier e.g. GSM.

Regulator is ARTP (Agence De Régulation des Télécommunications et des Postes).

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