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Guatemala | +502 |
Area Code: none Subscriber Number: 7 digits (8 digits on 18 Sept 2004) Trunk Prefix: n/a International Prefix: 00
The new leading digit signifies the region or type of service as follows:
Lead digit Region/Service ---------- -------------- 2 Metropolitan zone (Guatemala City) 5 Mobile 6 Suburban Metropolitana zone (Guatemala City region) 7 Interurban zone (outside Guatemala City and area)Existing 7-digit mobile numbers have been of format 5xxxxxx, n0xxxxx, n1xxxxx, n9xxxxx - that is, the initial digit is '5' or the 2nd digit is 0, 1 or 9. '5' will be prepended to these numbers as a destination code to form new 8-digit national mobile numbers.
Geographic subscriber numbers will be changed according to region as follows:
Area Old numbers New numbers ---- ----------- ----------- Guatemala City (Metropolitan) 2xxxxxx 22xxxxxx Guatemala City (Metropolitan) 3xxxxxx 23xxxxxx Guatemala City (Metropolitan) 4xxxxxx 24xxxxxx Guatemala City (Suburban) 6xxxxxx 66xxxxxx Other areas (Interurban) 7xxxxxx 77xxxxxx Other areas (Interurban) 8xxxxxx 78xxxxxx Other areas (Interurban) 9xxxxxx 79xxxxxxFor four months after the 18 September 2004 number changes, callers attempting to use former 7-digit numbering will receive a recorded message advising of the new 8-digit numbering.
Reference: Resolución SIT-218-2004, 20 May 2004 from regulator SIT.
See SIT announcement (via ITU, 5 July 2004).
(report courtesy Jose Luis Ramirez, TELGUA)
Metropolitan area changes:
Existing numbers Change to Date ---------------- --------- ---- 418 xxxx 458 xxxx, 658 xxxx and 758 xxxx 7 January 2002 583 xxxx 483 xxxx 5 January 2002 584 xxxx 484 xxxx 5 January 2002 585 xxxx 384 xxxx 16 January 2002 59x xxxx 43x xxxx 2 February 2002Rural Area :
Existing numbers Change to Date ---------------- --------- ---- 801 861 28 March 2002 803 863 ?? February 2002 805 865 31 January 2002Also, information service numberss of the form 555 xxxx change to the form 333 xxxx as of 2 February 2002.
Source: SIT (telecom regulator).
Regulator is Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones de Guatemala (SIT).
Also see numbering documents from SIT.