Montenegro +382

Number Format

Area Code:            2-3 digits (unconfirmed)
Subscriber Number:    5-7 digits (unconfirmed)
Trunk Prefix:         0
International Prefix: 00

Area code information

• Agency for Telecommunications and Postal Services announcement (6 June 2007, via ITU)

1 April 2008 - national renumbering

Area codes changed in Montenegro effective 1 April 2008, with permissive use of old area codes until 1 October 2008, with former +382 86 area split into +382 33 (Budva) and +382 41 (Cetinje).

Old format      New format      Location/service
==========      ==========      ================
+382 81 xxxxxx  +382 20 xxxxxx  Podgorica
+382 82 xxxxxx  +382 32 xxxxxx  Kotor
+382 83 xxxxxx  +382 40 xxxxxx  Nikši
+382 84 xxxxxx  +382 50 xxxxxx  Bijelo Polje
+382 85 xxxxxx  +382 30 xxxxxx  Bar
+382 86 xxxxxx  +382 33 xxxxxx  Budva
+382 86 xxxxxx  +382 41 xxxxxx  Cetinje
+382 87 xxxxxx  +382 51 xxxxxx  Berane
+382 88 xxxxxx  +382 31 xxxxxx  Herceg Novi
+382 89 xxxxxx  +382 52 xxxxxx  Pljevlja

Short codes have also changed:

Old code  New code  Service
========  ========  =======
(NEW)     10xx      carrier select
(NEW)     112       emergency
(NEW)     196xx     taxi
901       1201      international call assistance
92        122       police
93        123       fire
94        124       ambulance
95        125       time announcement
96        126       telegram
97xx      197xx     taxi
977       1271      telecom fault reports
98xx      194xx     internet access
98xx      198xx     taxi
9807      1340      road conditions
9812      128x      road assistance
987       128x      road assistance
988       1181(x)   directory enquiries
9896      1325      weather

Source: Agency for Telecommunications and Postal Services announcement (12 May 2008, via ITU)

(Item courtesy Sergiu Rosenzweig)

1 October 2007 - +382 mandatory for Montenegro

Parallel use of +381 and +382 for Montenegro is discontinued; +381 is only valid for Serbia, +382 must now be used for Montenegro.

Source: Joint announcement by Serbia and Montenegro telecom regulators (16 July 2007, via ITU).

(News courtesy Sergiu Rosenzweig)

6 June 2007 - numbering plan update

Number range     Place/service
------------     -------------
+382 67 xxx...   mobile, T-Mobile
+382 68 xx....   mobile, MTEL
+382 69 xxx...   mobile, ProMonte GSM
+382 81 xxxxxx   Podgorica
+382 82 xxxxxx   Kotor
+382 83 xxxxxx   Niksic
+382 84 xxxxxx   Bijelo Polje
+382 85 xxxxxx   Bar
+382 86 xxxxxx   Cetinje
+382 87 xxxxxx   Berane
+382 88 xxxxxx   Herceg Novi
+382 89 xxxxxx   Pljevlja

Total length of mobile area code and subscriber number (+382 6...) may vary in length from 4 to 12 digits. Wireline/fixed numbers are consistent 2-digit area code and 6-digit subscriber number format, excluding prefixes and country code.

Source: Agency for Telecommunications and Postal Services announcement (6 June 2007, via ITU)

(News courtesy Sergiu Rosenzweig).

2006 - separation from Serbia; new country code +382

Montenegro is now an independent nation, having split from Serbia in June 2006.

Country code +382 was assigned for Montenegro, with Serbia retaining +381. Permissive use of +381 for both nations were retained for a six-month period, presumably ending around March 2007.

Source: International Herald Tribune, 6 September 2006.

Other information

Regulator is Agencija za telekomunikacije i poštansku djelatnost (Agency for Telecommunications and Postal Services).