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Area Code: n/a (formerly 1-3 digits) Subscriber Number: 10 digits (formerly 5-7 digits) Trunk Prefix: n/a (formerly 0) International Prefix: 00In the format which existed before the 2001-2002 national renumbering: Geographic subscriber numbers: area code plus subscriber number normally totalled 8 digits.
The 2001-2002 national renumbering is now complete, and there is no longer an area code as such - all numbers are 10-digit national numbers for local and long distance calls within Greece, and the trunk prefix '0' is no longer used.
(News courtesy Spyros Bartsocas)
Source: Vodafone press release, 25 September 2007. (Tip courtesy Spyros Bartsocas)
Range Service ----- ------- +30 500 xxxxxxx VPN +30 501 xxxxxxx VPN +30 502 xxxxxxx VPN +30 503 xxxxxxx VPN +30 504 xxxxxxx VPN +30 505 xxxxxxx VPN +30 600 xxxxxxx Satellite communications: +30 700 xxxxxxx Personal numbering +30 701 xxxxxxx Personal numbering +30 702 xxxxxxx Personal numbering +30 703 xxxxxxx Personal numbering +30 704 xxxxxxx Personal numbering +30 705 xxxxxxx Personal numbering +30 706 xxxxxxx Personal numbering +30 707 xxxxxxx Personal numbering +30 891 xxxxxxx Data Access +30 896 xxxxxxx Data Access(Source: Spyros Bartsocas)
+30 21 2xxxxxxx +30 21 3xxxxxxx (carrier OTE) +30 21 4xxxxxxx (carrier OTE) +30 21 5xxxxxxx (one prefix assigned, July 2007) +30 21 9xxxxxxxFor the second largest city, Thessaloniki, the following ranges are reported in effect:
+30 231 0xxxxxx +30 231 1xxxxxx +30 231 2xxxxxx +30 231 3xxxxxx +30 231 4xxxxxx +30 231 9xxxxxxThis indicates expanded numbering ranges within Athens besides +30 210 xxxxxxx format since the 2001-2002 national renumbering.
(courtesy Spyros Bartsocas, Chris Ward)
The following example shows the process for an Athens number, (01) 1234567 in national format, or +30 1 1234567 in international format:
Before 8 July 2001: Dial 1234567 within Athens, or 01 1234567 elsewhere in Greece. Outside Greece, use +30 1 1234567.
8 July 2001: Dial 01 0 1234567 anywhere in Greece (local or long distance). From outside Greece, +30 1 0 1234567 is now in service. However, the old dialling formats could still be used until 20 January 2002.
20 January 2002: Must now use 01 0 1234567 within Greece, or +30 1 0 1234567 calling into Greece. Attempts to dial with the old formats result in a recorded advisory message.
October 2002: Within Greece, the initial '0' became a '2': 21 0 1234567. Calling into Greece, the digit '2' is added after the country code 30: +30 21 0 1234567. There was no word on whether this part of the renumbering had its own permissive dialling period.
In October 2002, within Greece, a mobile number call of the form 09x xxxxxxx changed to 69x xxxxxxx (replace trunk prefix 0 with the digit '6').
From outside Greece, the digit '6' was added after the country code: +30 9x xxxxxxx became +30 6 9x xxxxxxx. There was no word on whether a permissive dialling period was in effect from October 2002.
8 July 2001: the digits '11' were added between the area code and subscriber number to form interim freephone and shared cost numbers. That is, new 080x 11 xxxxx numbers are formed from 080x xxxxx. A permissive dialling period of old and new formats was in effect until 20 January 2002.
20 January 2002: The interim 11-digit format must be dialled; the old 080x xxxxx 9-digit format was taken out of service.
October 2002: The 080x 11 xxxxx numbers were reduced to their 10-digit format by eliminating the leading '0'. The national number became 80x 11 xxxxx, without using any leading trunk prefix.
There were no details regarding access from other nations; freephone and shared cost services may be restricted to within Greece.
Paging numbers were converted to national numbers beginning with '6', by first adding the digit '0' after the old (092) code, then changing the leading '0' to '6'.
Dial-up numbers (such as Internet access) will be converted to national numbers beginning with '8', by first adding the digit '2' after the old (096) code, then changing the leading '0' to '8'.
30 September 2001: initial conversion of numbers was introduced (this introduction date differed from the 8 July 2001 date used for fixed/wireline, freephone or shared code numbers);
20 January 2002: initial conversion of numbers must be used (mandatory time);
October 2002: second conversion of numbers to replace the leading '0' with a digit signifying the type of service.
The following illustrates the conversion process for these numbers:
Service type Existing --> 30 Sept 2001 * --> October 2002 ============ ========== ============== ============ Premium rate: 090 xxxxxx --> 090 11 xxxxxx --> 90 11 xxxxxx Paging: 092 xxxxxx --> 092 0 xxxxxx --> 692 0 xxxxxx Dial-up: 096 xxxxxx --> 096 2 xxxxxx --> 896 2 xxxxxx *: Previous format could be dialled until 20 January 2002.There were no details regarding access to these numbers from outside Greece. However, if Paging number access is allowed, for example, the renumbering converted +30 92 xxxxxx to +30 92 0 xxxxxx initially, then +30 692 0 xxxxxx, following the format of +30 followed by the October 2002 format national numbers.
Number range Service ------------ ------- 00 international prefix 1... short codes 162xx carrier selection 163xx carrier selection 17nx carrier selection (n=2-9) 118xx directory enquiries 160xx carrier pre-selection 2xxxxxxxxx geographic numbers 3 future geographic numbers 4 unused 50 xxxxxxxx personal numbers 6... mobile 692 0xxxxxx OTE pagers 693 xxxxxxx Wind (formerly TIM Hellas until June 2007) 694 xxxxxxx Vodafone 696 01xxxxx OTE Tetra 697 xxxxxxx CosmOTE 699 xxxxxxx Q-Telecom 70 xxxxxxxx VPN (70xxxx-xxxx) 8... special services 800 xxxxxxx freephone 801 xxxxxxx shared cost (local rate) 807 xxxx calling card 896 xxxxxxx internet access 901 xxxxxxxx premium
OTE is the incumbent carrier.
CosmOTE is a mobile carrier.
Wind (formerly TIM Hellas) is another carrier.
(Additional information courtesy Spyros Bartsocas, David Guy).