|cy| Cyprus +357

 

Number Format

Area Code:            1-2 digits (see note below)
Subscriber Number:    4-6 digits (see note below)
Trunk Prefix:         none
International Prefix: 00

Area Codes normally 1 digit, but 2 digits for wireless/special services. Area Code plus Subscriber Number totals 7 digits, except for some special services (077, 099) where total is 6 digits (excluding the '0' prefix). This is to be replaced by national 8-digit numbers as of 1 December 2001.

 

Area code information

1 December 2001 - national renumbering

Cyprus will switch to a national 8-digit closed numbering and dialling plan effective 1st December 2001. For example, this will replace the trunk prefix (0) plus single digit area code and 6-digit subscriber number format for wireline services.

There will be a permissive dialling period from that point until 1st June 2002, where both old and new dialling patterns will be allowed. After that point, callers using the old dialling will receive a recorded message for the six subsequent months.

Calls within Cyprus will cost the same rate, regardless of whether they are local or long distance. This means a doubling of call cost within the existing local areas, but a somewhat reduced cost for long distance domestic calls. This uniform charging will commence 1st December 2001 with the introduction of the new numbering plan.

For domestic dialling of wireline / geographic numbers, the trunk prefix 0 is replaced by the digit '2' to form the new national 8-digit number. Wireless services will replace their (09x) area codes with subscriber numbers beginning with 99x:

 

REGION           OLD FORMAT    NEW FORMAT
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Nicosia          (02) ××××××    22××××××
Famagusta        (03) ××××××    23××××××
Larnaca          (04) ××××××    24××××××
Limassol         (05) ××××××    25××××××
Paphos           (06) ××××××    26××××××
Universal Access (077) ××××     77××××      [1]
Voicemail        (079) ×××××××  79 xxxxxxxx [2]
Freephone        (080) ×××××    800×××××
Premium Rate     (090) ×××××    900×××××
NMT              (092) xxxxx    992xxxxx
Packet Switching (0931) ??      1461 ??     (CYTAPAC)
Packet Switching (0932) ??      1462 ??     (CYTAPAC)
CYTA GSM         (094) ×××××    994×××××
CYTA GSM         (095) ×××××    995×××××
CYTA GSM         (096) ×××××    996×××××
Paging           (097) ×××××    997×××××
Soeasy           (098) ×××××    998×××××
Internet Access  (099) 16××     909016××
Internet Access  (099) 26××     909026××
Premium Rate     (099) Z××××    909Z××××  (Z is a digit from 3 to 9)

Notes:

[1] Universal Access service will change after June 2002

[2] Unclear if new voicemail numbers total 10 digits, as an exception to the general 8-digit national numbering rule.

 

The international prefix from Cyprus (00) will not change, nor will 3 or 4 digit special service short codes.

Calling to Cyprus numbers from other nations will become +357 plus subscriber number.

For details, see CYTA (carrier) website on renumbering.

News reports: see Cyprus Mail articles of 27 Sept 2000 and 30 Jan 2001.

Also see:

 

2000 (?) - new special services; GSM voice mail change to 079

New special services are available domestically:

077 + 4 digits : local rate service, available nationally 099 + 4 digits : premium rate service, available nationally Also, GSM mobile subscribers now access their voice mail through 079 code. Previously, voice mail access was based on the GSM subscriber number. For example, a GSM customer with number 09-6xxxxx would reach the voice mail by calling 09-2xxxxx (the xxxxx digits were the same).

(news courtesy Spyros C. Bartsocas)

 

199x? - Renumbering

At some undetermined time, Cyprus adopted single-digit area codes for geographic numbers. Wireless and special (toll-free, premium) services have 2-digit area codes.

(Additional information courtesy Spyros Bartsocas).