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Guinea-Bissau

+245

Number Format

Area Code:            none
Subscriber Number:    6 digits
Trunk Prefix:         n/a
International Prefix: 00 (formerly 099)

Numbering range information

June 2006 - new Spacetel mobile number range

New numbers of form +245 6xxxxxx were introduced for mobile carrier Spacetel.

Source: ICGB announcement (22 June 2006, via ITU)

March 2006 - new Guinétel mobile number range

New numbers of form +245 7xxxxxx were introduced for mobile carrier Guinétel.

Source: ICGB announcement (29 March 2006, via ITU)

August 2005 - Guinétel new mobile numbers

+245 7xxxxxx number range was introduced for mobile carrier Guinétel.

Source: Regulator ICGB announcement (29 August 2005, via ITU).

April 2004 - Spacetel new mobile numbers

+245 66xxxxx number range was assigned to GSM mobile carrier Spacetel, which won a 10-year licence for operation in Guinea-Bissau.

Source: Regulator ICGB announcement (13 April .2004, via ITU).

July 2003 - numbering plan details; international prefix change

Some details of Guinea-Bissau numbering format are available in a July 2003 numbering document (16 July 2003, via ITU).

This confirms the 6-digit national numbering plan. The international prefix is now listed as 00 (previously known to be 099). The date of prefix change is unknown.

Other information

Major carrier is Eguitel.

Regulator is Instituto das Comunicações da Guiné-Bissau (ICGB).

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