Mozambique +258

Number Format

Area Code:            1-2 digits
Subscriber Number:    5-6 digits
Trunk Prefix:         ?
International Prefix: 00

Area code information

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March-August 2005 - national renumbering

Mozambique moves to a new numbering plan in 2005, as a closed numbering system.

The numbering chages were originally scheduled for January 2005, as previously announced by INCM in May 2004. However, in March 2005, INCM announced the changes would be postponed and then implemented in two phases:

1) March 2005 - mobile numbers change

Mobile carriers Mcel and Vodacom will remain as +258 82 and +258 84 respectively. National number length will be 9 digits (2-digit area code plus 7-digit mobile subscriber number).

2) August 2005 - fixed/wireline numbers change

'2' will be prepended to existing geographic area codes e.g. Beira +258 3 will become +258 23. Geographic/fixed numbers will be standardised at 8 digits (total of area code plus existing subscriber number, exclusive of prefixes and country code). These numbers belong to TDM, the existing fixed/wireline carrier.

Overall view of the plan:

Start digits  Service
============  =======
    1         short codes
    2         fixed/wireline numbers
    21        Maputo
    221       Chokwé
    222       Xai-Xai
    223       Inhambane
    23        Beira
    251       Chimoio
    252       Tete
    24        Quelimane
    26        Nampula
    271       Lichinga
    272       Pemba
    3         reserved for fixed/wireline numbers
    4         reserved for fixed/wireline numbers
    5         spare range
    6         audiotext, data, etc.
    600       audiotext
    610       data network access - reserved
    611-699   audiotext - reserved
    7         Universal service, privatised voice, etc.
    8         freephone (green service), mobile
    800       freephone
    801       local rate call
    802       national rate call
    803-809   reserved
    81        mobile - reserved
    82        mobile - Mcel
    83        mobile - reserved
    84        mobile - Vodacom
    85-87     mobile - reserved
    88        trunking
    89        mobile - reserved for GMPCS
    9         premium rate, multimedia

Short codes will be formatted as 3-digit numbers. 13x will represent special services for mobile carrier Mcel. 14x will represent informative services. Other 1xx codes will be spare.

Source: INCM announcement (via ITU, 31 March 2005) (updates earlier 13 May 2004 announcement).

22 August 2003 - new GSM mobile numbering

VM Sarl GSM mobile numbering of range +258 84 xxxxx was introduced effective 22 August 2003.

Reference: INCM notice via ITU (5 September 2003).

Other information

Regulator: INCM.

Major carrier: TDM.