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Area Code: none Subscriber Number: 6-7 digits (special services may vary) Trunk Prefix: n/a International Prefix: 00
Report courtesy Sergiu Rosenzweig.
Source: Ministry of Information Industry (China) announcement (2 August 2006, via ITU).
Old format New format Service (Carrier) ---------- ---------- ----------------- +853 2xxxxx +853 282xxxxx fixed (CTM) +853 3xxxxx +853 283xxxxx fixed (CTM) +853 4xxxxx +853 284xxxxx fixed (CTM) +853 5xxxxx +853 285xxxxx fixed (CTM) +853 6xxxxxx +853 66xxxxxx mobile (CTM, Hutchison, SmarTone) +853 7xxxxx +853 287xxxxx fixed (CTM) +853 8xxxxx +853 288xxxxx fixed (CTM) +853 9xxxxx +853 289xxxxx fixed (CTM)New numbering in this phase became mandatory 28 February 2007.
Old format New format ---------- ---------- +853 2xxxxxx +853 82xxxxxx +853 3xxxxxx +853 83xxxxxx +853 4xxxxxx +853 84xxxxxx +853 5xxxxxx +853 85xxxxxx +853 7xxxxxx +853 87xxxxxx +853 8xxxxxx +853 88xxxxxx +853 9xxxxxx +853 89xxxxxxNew numbering in this phase becomes mandatory 30 June 2008.
29xxxxx 39xxxxx 49xxxxx 50xxxxx 597xxxx 598xxxx 599xxxx 6001234 (voicemail access) 60xxxxx (mobile; July 2004) 61xxxxx (mobile) 62xxxxx (mobile) 63xxxxx (mobile) 65xxxxx (mobile) 66xxxxx (mobile) 68xxxxx (mobile) 69xxxxx (mobile) 79xxxxx 863xxxx 864xxxx 89xxxxx (except 895xxx which is 6 digits) 900xxxx 98xxxxxAlso, 601xxxxx is for mobile value added service, 6006xxxxxx is for mobile message entry, and 901xxxx(xx) (7-9 Digits) for voice mail.
1xxx short codes are for general carrier information ("Hotline" service).
Source: CTM Macao announcement (13 July 2004, via ITU)
Source: Macao numbering document (via ITU).
Also, some regulatory oversight is given by China's Ministry of Information Industry (website in Chinese).