|io| Diego-Garcia +246

 

Number Format

Area Code:            none
Subscriber Number:    4 or 7 digits (see note below)
Trunk Prefix:         n/a
International Prefix: 00

Subscriber Number 4 digits for all ranges, except there are 7 digits for the 3xx.xxxx subscriber number range (generally 370.xxxx, patterned after the corresponding US military DSN numbers).

 

Numbering range information

16 December 2009 - new numbering plan

Fixed/wireline numbers are of the form +246 37xxxxx while mobile/wireless numbers are in the new +246 38xxxxx range. International Premium Rate numbers associated with +246 were discontinued in 2005.

Source:

Cable & Wireless, including its announcement (31 December 2009, via ITU).

 

2007? - numbering plan consistently 7 digits

Cable & Wireless now indicates that Digeo-Garcia numbers have a consistent 7-digit format, with previous 4-digit numbers migrated at some unknown date.

Sources:

Cable & Wireless announcement (11 November 2007, via ITU)

Cable & Wireless Numbering Plan announcement (7 September 2007)

(News courtesy David Guy)

 

As of 2004 - former numbering plan

As of 2004, telephone numbers in Diego-Garcia were mostly 4-digit national numbers (that is, +246 xxxx) except for national numbers beginning with digit '3' (that is, +246 3xxxxxx).

Cable & Wireless announcement (1 April 2004, via ITU)

 

Other Information

See carrier Cable and Wireless Diego Garcia.