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Tanzania | +255 |
Area Code: 2 digits (formerly 2-3) Subscriber Number: 7 digits (formerly 4-7) Trunk Prefix: 0 International Prefix: 000
From 1 January to 31 March 2005, numbers were re-assigned and announcements of the changes were published.
On 1 April 2005, new numbering was activated. The old number format ran permissive with the new format until 29 June 2006.
On 30 June 2006 (postponed from 31 December 2005), the old numbering became unavailable, and new numbering became mandatory.
Source: TCRA announcement (8 December 2005, via ITU)
previous TCRA announcement (8 February 2005, via ITU).
International Domestic format format Service/Purpose ------------- -------- --------------- +255 0... 00... regional/international prefix +255 1... 01... reserved for carrier selection +255 2... 02... PSTN services +255 3... 03... for future PSTN services +255 4... 04... for future use +255 5... 05... corporate networks +255 6... 06... for future use ('Find me anywhere', paging, etc) +255 7... 07... personal/mobile ('Find me anywhere') +255 70... 070... personal numbering +255 71... 071... mobile - MIC +255 72... 072... for future use +255 73... 073... for future use +255 74... 074... mobile - Vodacom +255 75... 075... mobile - for future carrier +255 76... 076... mobile - for future carrier +255 77... 077... mobile - Zantel +255 78... 078... mobile - Celtel +255 79... 079... mobile - for future carrier +255 8... 08... special services +255 9... 09... premium, multimedia
On 30 June 2006 (postponed from 31 December 2005), mobile numbers changed to a '2+7' format, +255 7y zxxxxxx - y indicates the carrier, and z is a digit other than 0, 1, 8 and 9.
Carrier Old format New format ------- ---------- ---------- Celtel +255 748 xxxxxx +255 78 zxxxxxx Celtel +255 749 xxxxxx +255 78 zxxxxxx MIC +255 741 xxxxxx +255 71 zxxxxxx Vodacom +255 744 xxxxxx +255 75 zxxxxxx Vodacom +255 745 xxxxxx +255 75 zxxxxxx Vodacom +255 746 xxxxxx +255 75 zxxxxxx Zantel +255 747 xxxxxx +255 77 zxxxxxxIn the above table, x could be any digit; z is a digit other than 0, 1, 8 and 9.
Short code Purpose ---------- ------- 110 spare code [as of 31 October 2001] 111 Crime Stoppers 112 emergency/police/SOS 113 anti-corruption 114 fire [effective 2006] 115 ambulance [effective 2006] 17x carrier pre-selection 017x carrier selection 18x future carrier pre-selection 018x future carrier selection
Directory inquiries code 991 also ends this date, having been replaced with 118.
As of 31 July 1999, 005 is used to dial Kenya, and 006 to dial Uganda. Conversely, 007 is expected to be implemented in Kenya and Uganda to dial into Tanzania.
The EastAfrican (item #2, May 2000)
announcement from Tanzania's UK representatives
Tanzania Communication Commission announcement (via ITU, 20 June 2000).
Tanzania Communication Commission (TCC) numbering page (no longer available, after TCC became TCRA in 2003).
Prior to 1999-2001 changes, area codes were 2-4 digits, subscriber numbers 4-6 digits.
Major carrier: TTCL.