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	Maldives			+960

Number Format

Area Code:            none
Subscriber Number:    7 digits (formerly 6 digits)
Trunk Prefix:         n/a
International Prefix: 00

Numbering range information

• DCCL

April-December 2005 - national expansion to 7-digit plan

Timetable

29 April 2005: mobile number changes introduced on permissive basis;

29 July 2005: fixed/wireline number changes introduced on permissive basis;

1 August 2005: old mobile numbers connect to recorded message - 7-digit subscriber numbers must be used to reach these customers;

1 October 2005: paging numbers changed (splash cut, no permissive period for old pager numbers);

1 October 2005: old fixed/wireline numbers connect to recorded message - 7-digit subscriber numbers must be used to reach these customers;

1 November 2005: mobile recorded message for old 6-digit numbers is discontinued

1 December 2005: fixed/wireline recorded message for old 6-digit numbers is discontinued; entire 6-digit system is fully discontinued.

Overview of changes

For Male and area, '3' is prepended to existing subscriber numbers.

For mobile numbers (Dhiraagu carrier), '7' is prepended to existing subscriber numbers.

New mobile number ranges are to be introduced for Wataniya Telecom carrier of format +960 9xxxxxx.

For atolls outside Male region, the first three digits will identify the specific atoll, where the first subscriber number digit is '6'. For these cases, the last 4 digits of the former 6-digit subscriber numbers are retained.

Conversion from old 6-digit to new 7-digit format:

Old format   New format    Place/Service      Mandatory Date
----------   ----------    -------------      --------------
+960 20xxxx  +960 650xxxx  Haa Alif           1 October 2005 
+960 21xxxx  +960 652xxxx  Haa Dhaalu         1 October 2005 
+960 22xxxx  +960 654xxxx  Shaviyani          1 October 2005 
+960 22xxxx  +960 656xxxx  Noonu              1 October 2005 
+960 22xxxx  +960 658xxxx  Raa                1 October 2005 
+960 23xxxx  +960 660xxxx  Baa                1 October 2005 
+960 23xxxx  +960 662xxxx  Lhaviyani          1 October 2005 
+960 31xxxx  +960 331xxxx  Male               1 October 2005 
+960 32xxxx  +960 332xxxx  Male               1 October 2005 
+960 33xxxx  +960 333xxxx  Male               1 October 2005 
+960 34xxxx  +960 334xxxx  Male               1 October 2005 
+960 35xxxx  +960 335xxxx  Hulumale           1 October 2005 
+960 39xxxx  +960 339xxxx  Villingili         1 October 2005 
+960 44xxxx  +960 664xxxx  Kaafu              1 October 2005 
+960 45xxxx  +960 666xxxx  Alif Alif          1 October 2005 
+960 45xxxx  +960 668xxxx  Alif Dhaalu        1 October 2005 
+960 45xxxx  +960 670xxxx  Vaavu              1 October 2005 
+960 46xxxx  +960 672xxxx  Meemu              1 October 2005 
+960 46xxxx  +960 674xxxx  Faafu              1 October 2005 
+960 46xxxx  +960 676xxxx  Dhaalu             1 October 2005 
+960 47xxxx  +960 678xxxx  Thaa               1 October 2005 
+960 47xxxx  +960 680xxxx  Laamu              1 October 2005 
+960 51xxxx  +960 682xxxx  Gaafu Alifu        1 October 2005 
+960 52xxxx  +960 684xxxx  Gaafu Dhaalu       1 October 2005 
+960 54xxxx  +960 686xxxx  Gnaviyani          1 October 2005 
+960 57xxxx  +960 688xxxx  Seenu              1 October 2005 
+960 58xxxx  +960 689xxxx  Seenu              1 October 2005 
+960 7xxxxx  +960 77xxxxx  mobile - Dhiraagu  1 August 2005
+960 81xxxx  +960 781xxxx  paging             1 October 2005
+960 8xxxxx  +960 78xxxxx  mobile - Dhiraagu  1 August 2005
(new)        +960 76xxxxx  mobile - Dhiraagu  (new)
(new)        +960 79xxxxx  mobile - Dhiraagu  (new)
(new)        +960 96xxxxx  mobile - Wataniya  (new)
(new)        +960 97xxxxx  mobile - Wataniya  (new)
(new)        +960 98xxxxx  mobile - Wataniya  (new)
(new)        +960 99xxxxx  mobile - Wataniya  (new)

Short codes

Type of access    Old number  New number
--------------    ----------  ----------
Ordinary dial-up  381381      126
ISDN dial-up      382382      127
Prepaid Internet  383383      128

ambulance                 102
fire                      118
Dhiraagu customer service 123

Details

Announcement of numbering changes from Telecommunications Authority of Maldives (TAM).

TAM announcement as announced via ITU (15 March 2005).

(report courtesy Alex Levy)

1 May 2001 - some subscriber number changes

Source: Dhiraagu news item.

Other information

Overseeing government ministry is Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology.

Carrier is Dhiraagu.

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