Mali +223
Number Format
Area Code: none
Subscriber Number: 8 digits (7 digits before 1 November 2008;
6 digits before 29 June 2002)
Trunk Prefix: n/a
International Prefix: 00
Numbering range information
1 November 2008 - national renumbering to 8-digit format
Subscriber numbers in Mali were expanded by an extra digit.
Generally, the leading '2' of Sotelma subscriber numbers in Bamako was replaced by '20' ('0' inserted after '2'). Outside Bamako, the leading '2' was replaced by '21' (inserted '1' after the '2').
'6' was prepended to Malitel subscriber numbers while '7' was prepended to Orange Mali subscriber numbers.
Migration was as follows:
Old format New format Location/Service
---------- ---------- ----------------
+223 220xxxx +223 2020xxxx Bamako (Sotelma)
+223 221xxxx +223 2021xxxx Bamako (Sotelma)
+223 222xxxx +223 2022xxxx Bamako (Sotelma)
+223 223xxxx +223 2023xxxx Bamako (Sotelma)
+223 224xxxx +223 2024xxxx Bamako (Sotelma)
+223 225xxxx +223 2025xxxx Bamako (Sotelma)
+223 226xxxx +223 2126xxxx Koulikoro (Sotelma)
+223 227xxxx +223 2127xxxx Koulikoro (Sotelma)
+223 228xxxx +223 2028xxxx Bamako (Sotelma)
+223 229xxxx +223 2029xxxx Bamako (Sotelma)
+223 23xxxxx +223 213xxxxx Ségou (Sotelma)
+223 24xxxxx +223 214xxxxx Mopti (Sotelma)
+223 25xxxxx +223 215xxxxx Kayes (Sotelma)
+223 26xxxxx +223 216xxxxx Sikasso (Sotelma)
+223 279xxxx +223 2079xxxx Bamako (Sotelma, mobile CDMA)
+223 28xxxxx +223 218xxxxx Gao (Sotelma)
+223 28xxxxx +223 218xxxxx Kidal (Sotelma)
+223 29xxxxx +223 219xxxxx Tombouctou (Sotelma)
+223 30xxxxx +223 730xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 31xxxxx +223 731xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 32xxxxx +223 732xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 33xxxxx +223 733xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 34xxxxx +223 734xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 40xxxxx +223 740xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 41xxxxx +223 741xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 42xxxxx +223 442xxxxx Bamako (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 44xxxxx +223 744xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 45xxxxx +223 745xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 46xxxxx +223 746xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 47xxxxx +223 747xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 50xxxxx +223 750xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 51xxxxx +223 751xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 52xxxxx +223 752xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 53xxxxx +223 753xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 54xxxxx +223 754xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 55xxxxx +223 655xxxxx wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 56xxxxx +223 656xxxxx wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 57xxxxx +223 657xxxxx wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 58xxxxx +223 658xxxxx wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 59xxxxx +223 659xxxxx wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 60xxxxx +223 760xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 61xxxxx +223 761xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 62xxxxx +223 762xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 63xxxxx +223 763xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 64xxxxx +223 764xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 65xxxxx +223 665xxxxx wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 66xxxxx +223 666xxxxx wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 67xxxxx +223 667xxxxx wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 68xxxxx +223 668xxxxx wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 69xxxxx +223 669xxxxx wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 85xxxxx +223 785xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 86xxxxx +223 786xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 87xxxxx +223 787xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 88xxxxx +223 788xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 89xxxxx +223 789xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 90xxxxx +223 790xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 91xxxxx +223 791xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 92xxxxx +223 792xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 93xxxxx +223 793xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 94xxxxx +223 794xxxxx wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 95xxxxx +223 695xxxxx wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 96xxxxx +223 696xxxxx wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 97xxxxx +223 697xxxxx wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 98xxxxx +223 698xxxxx wireline/fixed (Malitel)
Special numbers:
Old number New number Carrier/Service
---------- ---------- ---------------
8001 80001 freephone (Sotelma)
8002 80002 freephone (Orange Mali)
8011 80011 blue (azur) number (Sotelma)
8012 80012 blue (azur) number (Orange Mali)
8021 80021 indigo number (Sotelma)
8022 80022 indigo number (Orange Mali)
Short codes previously of the form 7xx or 7xxx were changed to 35xxxx or 67xx for Sotelma codes, and 37xxx for Orange Mali codes. Some short codes of form 12x were expanded to 121x. A few generic (carrier-independent) 72xx codes were changed to 12xx.
Old short code New short code Service
-------------- -------------- -------
112 112 emergency (GSM phones)
120 1210 semi-automatic long distance
122 1212 information
123 1213 faults
124 1214 business information
126 1216 semi-automatic international calling
15 15 national health emergency
17 17 police emergency
18 18 fire emergency
700 6700 Sotelma hotline
7057 35057 Sotelma SMSC
709 6709 Malitel Standard
7200 35200 freephone (green number)
7211 35211 Prepaid ILT access
7220 35220 Malipac
7221 1221 supplemental services
7222 35222 Teltrade access
7223 1223 telegram/billing information
7230 35230 Minitel
7234 35234 Sound and Light server
7235 35235 Minitel
7236 35236 Minitel
7250 35250 Sotelma Internet node
7251 35251 Malinet
7252 35252 CEFIB
7255 35255 Afribone
7256 35256 Cyfed refer
7257 35257 Afribone
7258 35258 Djom Consulting
7260 35260 Datatech
7261 35261 Datatech
7262 35262 SIPRES
7263 35263 Spider
7264 35264 ARC Informatique
7265 35265 Technolab
7266 35266 RIB
7269 35269 I&D
7270 35270 Micro Systeme
7271 35271 Companet
7272 35272 Aya Technologie
7273 35273 Datatech
7274 35274 Intlec
7280 35280 CFCI
7299 1219 time
7299 35299 time
7400 37400 Orange Kiosque
7401 37401 Orange voice server
7402 37402 Orange SMS+
7403 37403 Orange voice Kiosque
740x 3740x Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
741x 3741x Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
742x 3742x Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
743x 3743x Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
744x 3744x Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
745x 3745x Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
746x 3746x Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
747x 3747x Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
748x 3748x Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
749x 3749x Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
7500 37500 Orange BMI
7505 37505 Orange SMS 2 Web
7515 37515 Orange SMS+
7519 37519 Orange ADN
7525 37525 Orange SMS+
7555 37555 Orange GPRS
7557 37557 Orange SMS+
7574 37574 Orange SMS+
7575 37575 Orange SMS Chat
759 6759 Sotelma remote voicemail access
777 6777 Sotelma voicemail
788 6788 Sotelma prepaid information
789 6789 Sotelma Terriya activation
799 6799 Sotelma direct voicebox
(new numbers) 11xx health services (except 112x)
Special service numbers previously of form 8xxxxxx were changed to 80xxxxxx ('0' inserted after '8') for all carriers.
Sources: CRT announcement (26 August 2008, via ITU)
CRT - information on renumbering (in French).
(News courtesy Sergiu Rosenzweig)
September 2005 - updated numbering plan
Conventional subcriber numbers are consistently 7 digits within Mali. Fixed/wireline numbers are generally in the 2xxxxxx format except as noted in the following table:
Number range Place/Service
------------ -------------
+223 22xxxxx Bamako/Koulikoro - Sotelma
+223 232xxxx Segou - Sotelma
+223 233xxxx Segou - Sotelma
+223 234xxxx Segou - Sotelma
+223 235xxxx Segou - Sotelma
+223 236xxxx Segou - Sotelma
+223 237xxxx Segou - Sotelma
+223 238xxxx Segou - Sotelma
+223 239xxxx Segou - Sotelma
+223 242xxxx Mopti - Sotelma
+223 243xxxx Mopti - Sotelma
+223 244xxxx Mopti - Sotelma
+223 245xxxx Mopti - Sotelma
+223 246xxxx Mopti - Sotelma
+223 247xxxx Mopti - Sotelma
+223 248xxxx Mopti - Sotelma
+223 249xxxx Mopti - Sotelma
+223 252xxxx Kayes - Sotelma (moved from Mopti since Jan 2005)
+223 253xxxx Kayes - Sotelma
+223 254xxxx Kayes - Sotelma
+223 255xxxx Kayes - Sotelma
+223 256xxxx Kayes - Sotelma (moved from Mopti since Jan 2005)
+223 257xxxx Kayes - Sotelma
+223 258xxxx Kayes - Sotelma
+223 259xxxx Kayes - Sotelma
+223 262xxxx Sikasso - Sotelma (moved from Kayes since Jan 2005)
+223 263xxxx Sikasso - Sotelma
+223 264xxxx Sikasso - Sotelma
+223 265xxxx Sikasso - Sotelma
+223 266xxxx Sikasso - Sotelma (moved from Kayes since Jan 2005)
+223 267xxxx Sikasso - Sotelma
+223 268xxxx Sikasso - Sotelma
+223 269xxxx Bamako/Koulikoro - Sotelma
+223 2700xxx Bamako/Koulikoro SDA - Sotelma **
+223 2701xxx Kayes SDA - Sotelma **
+223 2702xxx Bamako/Koulikoro SDA - Sotelma **
+223 2703xxx Sikasso SDA - Sotelma **
+223 2704xxx Segou SDA - Sotelma **
+223 2705xxx Mopti SDA - Sotelma **
+223 2706xxx Gao and Kidal SDA - Sotelma **
+223 2707xxx Tombouctou SDA - Sotelma **
+223 2708xxx Gao and Kidal SDA - Sotelma **
+223 2709xxx Bamako/Koulikoro SDA - Sotelma **
+223 271xxxx WLL/AMPS - Bamako/Koulikoro (Sotelma, fixed and mobile) **
+223 272xxxx WLL/AMPS - Bamako/Koulikoro (Sotelma, fixed and mobile) **
+223 273xxxx WLL/AMPS - Bamako/Koulikoro (Sotelma, fixed and mobile) **
+223 274xxxx WLL/AMPS - Bamako/Koulikoro (Sotelma, fixed and mobile) **
+223 275xxxx WLL/AMPS - Bamako/Koulikoro (Sotelma, fixed and mobile) **
+223 276xxxx WLL/AMPS - Bamako/Koulikoro (Sotelma, fixed and mobile) **
+223 277xxxx WLL/AMPS - Bamako/Koulikoro (Sotelma, fixed and mobile)
+223 278xxxx WLL/AMPS - Bamako/Koulikoro (Sotelma, fixed and mobile) **
+223 279xxxx WLL/AMPS - Bamako/Koulikoro (Sotelma, fixed and mobile) **
+223 281xxxx Gao and Kidal - Sotelma **
+223 282xxxx Gao and Kidal - Sotelma (moved from Sikasso since Jan 2005)
+223 283xxxx Gao and Kidal - Sotelma
+223 284xxxx Gao and Kidal - Sotelma
+223 285xxxx Gao and Kidal - Sotelma
+223 286xxxx Gao and Kidal - Sotelma (moved from Sikasso since Jan 2005)
+223 287xxxx Gao and Kidal - Sotelma
+223 288xxxx Gao and Kidal - Sotelma
+223 289xxxx Gao and Kidal - Sotelma
+223 292xxxx Tombouctou - Sotelma
+223 293xxxx Tombouctou - Sotelma
+223 294xxxx Tombouctou - Sotelma
+223 295xxxx Tombouctou - Sotelma
+223 296xxxx Tombouctou - Sotelma
+223 297xxxx Tombouctou - Sotelma
+223 298xxxx Tombouctou - Sotelma
+223 299xxxx Tombouctou - Sotelma (moved from Bamako/Koulikoro since Jan 2005)
+223 4xxxxxx fixed (place unspecified) - Ikatel
+223 60xxxxx mobile - Ikatel
+223 61xxxxx mobile - Ikatel
+223 62xxxxx mobile - Ikatel
+223 63xxxxx mobile - Ikatel
+223 64xxxxx mobile - Ikatel
+223 65xxxxx mobile - Sotelma/Malitel
+223 66xxxxx mobile - Sotelma/Malitel
+223 67xxxxx mobile - Sotelma/Malitel
+223 68xxxxx mobile - Sotelma/Malitel
+223 69xxxxx mobile - Sotelma/Malitel
+223 8001xxx freephone ("numéros verts") - Sotelma **
+223 8002xxx freephone ("numéros verts") - Ikatel **
+223 8011xxx shared cost "azur" numbers - Sotelma **
+223 8012xxx shared cost "azur" numbers - Ikatel **
+223 8021xxx shared cost "indigo" numbers - Sotelma **
+223 8022xxx shared cost "indigo" numbers - Ikatel **
+223 90xxxxx mobile - Ikatel (as of 15 Feb 2005)
+223 91xxxxx mobile - Ikatel (as of 15 Feb 2005)
+223 92xxxxx mobile - Ikatel (as of 15 Feb 2005)
+223 93xxxxx mobile - Ikatel (as of 15 Feb 2005)
+223 94xxxxx mobile - Ikatel (as of 15 Feb 2005)
+223 95xxxxx mobile - Sotelma/Malitel (as of 15 Feb 2005)
+223 96xxxxx mobile - Sotelma/Malitel (as of 15 Feb 2005)
+223 97xxxxx mobile - Sotelma/Malitel (as of 15 Feb 2005)
+223 98xxxxx mobile - Sotelma/Malitel (as of 15 Feb 2005)
+223 99xxxxx mobile - Sotelma/Malitel (as of 15 Feb 2005)
Notes:
** = new assignment since January 2005
AMPS = analog mobile
SDA = direct selection for incoming calls
WLL = wireless local loop
Short codes
Mali short codes are of 1x, 1xx and 7xxx formats:
Code Service
---- -------
120 semi-automatic trunk
122 directory inquiries
123 fault reporting
124 commercial inquiries
126 international semi-automatic
15 health
17 police
18 fire
7200 freephone (Numéro vert)
7211 ILT prepaid service access
7220 MALIPAC
7221 supplementary service information
7222 access to pre-paid service TELTRADE
7223 billing / voice telegram inquiries
7230 MINITEL
7234 "son et lumière" server
7235 MINITEL
7236 MINITEL
7250 internet - SOTELMA
7251 internet - Malinet
7252 internet - CEFIB
7255 internet - Afribone
7256 internet - Bureaucratic service
7257 internet - Cyfed refer
7258 internet - Djom consulting
7260 internet - Datatech
7261 internet - Datatech
7262 internet - SIPRES
7263 internet - Spider
7264 internet - ARC informatique
7265 internet - Technolab
7266 internet - RIB
7269 internet - I&D
7270 internet - Micro Systeme (new since Jan 2005)
7271 internet - Companet (new since Jan 2005)
7272 internet - Aya Technologie (new since Jan 2005)
7273 internet - Datatech (new since Jan 2005)
7274 internet - INTLEC (new since Jan 2005)
7277 internet - Afribone (new since Jan 2005)
7280 internet - CFCI (new since Jan 2005)
7299 time (talking clock)
Source: CRT announcement (28 September 2005, via ITU).
15 February 2005 - new Ikatel mobile numbers
New number ranges were activated for mobile carrier Ikatel: +223 90xxxxx through +223 94xxxxx ranges.
Ikatel fixed number ranges are in +223 4xxxxxx range.
January 2005 - numbering plan update
CRT details of the current state of Mali telephone numbering was posted (see CRT announcement, 5 January 2005, via ITU).
29 June 2002 - change to 7-digit national numbers
As of 29 June 2002, Mali changes to a 7-digit national numbering format from the existing 6-digit format.
The digit '2' will be prepended to most services except MALITAL GSM where the digit '6' will be prepended. The conversion by service is:
Service Existing After 29 June 2002
------- -------- ------------------
SOTELMA fixed/geographic xxxxxx 2xxxxxx
Wireless local loop (WASSA) xxxxxx 2xxxxxx
Mobile (AMPS or 77 network) xxxxxx 2xxxxxx
GSM mobile (MALITEL) xxxxxx 6xxxxxx
Emergency short codes (15 Health, 17 Police, 18 Fire) remain unchanged, as does the international prefix (00+). However, some telecom service related short codes will change on 29 June 2002 to 3- or 4-digit codes as follows:
Telecom Service Old Code New Code
--------------- -------- --------
Commercial inquiries 14 124
Directory inquiries 12 122
Fault reporting 13 123
Semi-automatic international 16 126
Semi-automatic trunk 10 120
Internet services Old Code New Code
----------------- -------- --------
Afribone 760005 7255
ARC informatique 760123 7264
Bureaucratic service 760006 7256
CEFIB 760002 7252
Cyfed refer 760007 7257
Datatech 760100 7260
Datatech 760101 7261
Djom consulting 760008 7258
I&D 760109 7269
Internet node SOTELMA 760000 7250
Malinet 760001 7251
RIB 760106 7266
SIPRES 760112 7262
Spider 760123 7263
Technolab 760115 7265
Special services Old Code New Code
---------------- -------- --------
ILT prepaid service 11 7211
Inquiries (billing/voice telegram) 222441 7223
MALIPAC 232424 7220
MINITEL 761500 7230
MINITEL 761400 7235
MINITEL 761700 7236
Numéro vert (free phone) 222222 7200
Son et lumière server 990101 7234
Supplementary services information 223689 7221
Talking clock 19 7299
TELTRADE prepaid service 111 7222
Reference: SOTELMA announcement (document via ITU).
Other information
Regulator is Comité de Régulation des Télécommunicaitons (CRT)
See carrier SOTELMA.
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