Seychelles +248
Number Format
Area Code: none
Subscriber Number: 6 digits
Trunk Prefix: n/a
International Prefix: 00
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Numbering range information
1 November 2010 to 4 August 2011 - national expansion to 7 digits
A two-phase renumbering began on 1 November 2010 with certain number ranges assigned new 7-digit numbers, running permissively with the former 6-digit numbers until 1 February 2011:
Old numbers New numbers
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+248 41xxxx +248 441xxxx
+248 42xxxx +248 442xxxx
+248 43xxxx +248 443xxxx
+248 47xxxx +248 647xxxx
Other 6-digit numbers in Seychelles remained unaffected in the first phase.
The second phase began 4 May 2011 for the following number ranges, which have permissive running until the 7-digit numbers become mandatory on 4 August 2011:
Old numbers New numbers Carrier
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+248 2xxxxx +248 42xxxxx CWS (fixed/wireline)
+248 3xxxxx +248 43xxxxx CWS (fixed/wireline)
+248 5xxxxx +248 25xxxxx CWS (mobile)
+248 6xxxxx +248 46xxxxx Airtel (fixed/wireline)
+248 7xxxxx +248 27xxxxx Airtel (mobile)
Note that new mobile subscriber numbers begin with '2' while fixed/wireline numbers begin with '4', with carrier identified according to the following digit.
Short codes (availability may depend on carriers and capability assigned to callers):
Short code Service
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100 operator
101 voice mail
102 voice mail
103 voice mail
104 calling card
105 national operator
106 prepaid card
107 international prepaid card
108 prepaid card (Inner islands)
109 prepaid service
110 prepaid service
111 ringback tone
112 emergency
117 prepaid service (PSTN)
120 faults (business customers)
121 faults
122 mobile enquiry
123 customer assistance
124 mobile billing
125 customer assistance
126 faults
127 mobile enquiry
128 customer assistance/complaints
131 international phonogram
133 police
140 talking clock (English)
141 talking clock (French)
142 talking clock (Creole)
151 medical assistance
155 mobile accounts
16x testing (except 160)
171 maintenance control
172 operator sub-identification
173 howler
174 operator access
175 operator access
176 operator access
177 ringback
181 directory enquiry
185 directory enquiry
188 directory enquiry
191 wake-up call
195 wake-up call
Special service numbers in the 8xxxxx and 9xxxxx ranges (such as freephone, premium) remain at 6 digits (with some cases of shorter codes assigned in these ranges).
Sources:
ICT announcements (18 March 2011, 26 January 2011 via ITU)
(with report courtesy Sergiu Rosenzweig)
July 2006 - updated national numbering plan
Updated Seychelles numbering plan was released. Changes since September 2005 list:
New short codes for carrier Intelvision:
Short code Service
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128 customer service (Intelvision)
176 operator directory service (Intelvision)
188 directory enquiries (Intelvision)
New number ranges listed since September 2005:
Number range Place/Service
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+248 346xxx Plaisance (Cable and Wireless) [new since Sept 2005]
+248 41xxxx VoIP (Intelvision) [new since Sept 2005]
+248 42xxxx VoIP (Intelvision) [new since Sept 2005]
+248 43xxxx VoIP (Intelvision) [new since Sept 2005]
+248 47xxxx VoIP (Kokonet) [new since Sept 2005]
Missing from numbering plan since September 2005 (may not have been removed from service):
Number range Place/Service
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+248 78xxxx fixed cellular (Telecom Seychelles)
+248 79xxxx mobile - prepaid (Telecom Seychelles)
Source: Department of Information Technology and Communications (10 July 2006, via ITU)
September 2005 - Updated national numbering plan
Assigned number ranges in Seychelles as of September 2005:
Number range Place/Service
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2xxxxx fixed/wireline subscriber numbers for Cable and Wireless
200xxx Audiotext (Cable and Wireless)
201xxx Audiotext (Cable and Wireless)
202xxx Audiotext (Cable and Wireless)
203xxx Audiotext (Cable and Wireless)
204xxx Audiotext (Cable and Wireless)
206xxx Audiotext (Cable and Wireless)
207xxx Audiotext (Cable and Wireless)
211xxx Audiotext (Cable and Wireless)
212xxx Audiotext (Cable and Wireless)
217xxx unknown location (Cable and Wireless)
218xxx unknown location (Cable and Wireless)
221xxx English River (Cable and Wireless)
222xxx reserved for Victoria
223xxx reserved for Victoria
224xxx Victoria (Cable and Wireless)
225xxx Victoria (Cable and Wireless)
226xxx Victoria (Cable and Wireless)
227xxx reserved for Victoria
228xxx reserved for Victoria
229xxx DOMSAT (Cable and Wireless)
231xxx reserved for Anse Volbert Praslin
232xxx Anse Volbert Praslin (Cable and Wireless)
233xxx Gran Anse Praslin (Cable and Wireless)
234xxx La Digue (Cable and Wireless)
235xxx reserved for La Digue
237xxx reserved for Gran Anse Praslin
240xxx reserved for Anse Etoile
241xxx Anse Etoile (Cable and Wireless)
242xxx Anse Etoile (Cable and Wireless)
243xxx Anse Etoile (Cable and Wireless)
244xxx reserved for Anse Etoile
245xxx reserved for Beau Vallon
246xxx North East Point (Cable and Wireless)
247xxx Beau Vallon (Cable and Wireless)
248xxx Beau Vallon (Cable and Wireless)
249xxx reserved for Beau Vallon
260xxx reserved for Northholme
261xxx Northholme (Cable and Wireless)
262xxx reserved for Northholme
263xxx reserved for Northholme
265xxx reserved for Victoria
266xxx Victoria (Cable and Wireless)
267xxx Victoria (Cable and Wireless)
28xxxx ISDN (Cable and Wireless)
29xxxx ISDN (Cable and Wireless)
3xxxxx fixed/wireline subscriber numbers for Cable and Wireless
303xxx ISDN (Cable and Wireless)
304xxx ISDN (Cable and Wireless)
313xxx reserved for Cascade
315xxx reserved for Anse Aux Pins
316xxx reserved for Anse Aux Pins
321xxx Victoria (Cable and Wireless)
322xxx Victoria (Cable and Wireless)
323xxx Victoria (Cable and Wireless)
324xxx Victoria (Cable and Wireless)
325xxx Victoria (Cable and Wireless)
326xxx Victoria (Cable and Wireless)
341xxx reserved for Plaisance
342xxx reserved for Plaisance
343xxx reserved for Plaisance
344xxx Plaisance (Cable and Wireless)
345xxx Plaisance (Cable and Wireless)
352xxx reserved for Anse Boileau
353xxx reserved for Anse Boileau
354xxx reserved for Anse Boileau
355xxx Anse Boileau (Cable and Wireless)
360xxx unknown location (Cable and Wireless)
361xxx Baie Lazare (Cable and Wireless)
362xxx reserved for Baie Lazare
363xxx reserved for Baie Lazare
366xxx Anse Forbans (Cable and Wireless)
370xxx reserved for Anse Royale
371xxx Anse Royale (Cable and Wireless)
372xxx Anse Royale (Cable and Wireless)
373xxx Cascade (Cable and Wireless)
374xxx Cascade (Cable and Wireless)
375xxx Anse Aux Pins (Cable and Wireless)
376xxx Anse Aux Pins (Cable and Wireless)
377xxx Anse Aux Pins (Cable and Wireless)
378xxx Helvetia (Cable and Wireless)
379xxx Helvetia (Cable and Wireless)
380xxx ISDN (Cable and Wireless)
381xxx ISDN (Cable and Wireless)
382xxx ISDN (Cable and Wireless)
383xxx ISDN (Cable and Wireless)
384xxx ISDN (Cable and Wireless)
385xxx ISDN (Cable and Wireless)
386xxx reserved for ISDN
387xxx reserved for ISDN
388xxx ISDN (Cable and Wireless)
389xxx ISDN (Cable and Wireless)
39xxxx reserved for ISDN
4xxxxx not allocated
5xxxxx mobile/wireless services
50xxxx reserved for GSM mobile
51xxxx mobile - GSM (Cable and Wireless)
52xxxx mobile - GSM (Cable and Wireless)
54xxxx (except 549xxx) reserved for fixed cellular
549xxx internal use (Cable and Wireless)
55xxxx fixed cellular (Cable and Wireless)
56xxxx fixed cellular (Cable and Wireless)
57xxxx mobile - prepaid (Cable and Wireless)
58xxxx mobile - prepaid (Cable and Wireless)
59xxxx mobile - prepaid (Cable and Wireless)
6xxxxx fixed/wireline numbers for Telecom Seychelles
600xxx Providence (Telecom Seychelles)
601xxx Providence (Telecom Seychelles)
602xxx Providence (Telecom Seychelles)
605xxx DSL (Telecom Seychelles)
606xxx DSL (Telecom Seychelles)
611xxx Victoria (Telecom Seychelles)
612xxx Victoria (Telecom Seychelles)
613xxx Victoria (Telecom Seychelles)
614xxx Victoria (Telecom Seychelles)
617xxx Plaisance (Telecom Seychelles)
621xxx Beau Vallon (Telecom Seychelles)
624xxx Northholme (Telecom Seychelles)
625xxx Victoria (Telecom Seychelles)
630xxx Helvetia (Telecom Seychelles)
632xxx Anse Boileau (Telecom Seychelles)
633xxx Baie Lazare (Telecom Seychelles)
634xxx Anse Forbans (Telecom Seychelles)
641xxx Cascade (Telecom Seychelles)
642xxx Anse Aux Pins (Telecom Seychelles)
644xxx Anse Royale (Telecom Seychelles)
660xxx Gran Anse (Praslin) (Telecom Seychelles)
661xxx Anse Volbert (Praslin) (Telecom Seychelles)
665xxx La Digue (Telecom Seychelles)
67xxxx DID (Telecom Seychelles)
681xxx DID (Telecom Seychelles)
682xxx DID (Telecom Seychelles)
683xxx DID (Telecom Seychelles)
7xxxxx mobile/non-geographic numbers for Telecom Seychelles
700xxx internal use (Telecom Seychelles)
702xxx internal use (Telecom Seychelles)
703xxx internal use (Telecom Seychelles)
707xxx voice mail access from alternate network (Telecom Seychelles)
709xxx internal use (Telecom Seychelles)
71xxxx mobile - GSM (Telecom Seychelles)
720xxx internal use (Telecom Seychelles)
722xxx mobile - GSM (Telecom Seychelles)
723xxx mobile - GSM (Telecom Seychelles)
724xxx mobile - GSM (Telecom Seychelles)
744xxx international SMS premium (Telecom Seychelles)
751xxx fax/data (Telecom Seychelles)
752xxx fax/data (Telecom Seychelles)
753xxx fax/data (Telecom Seychelles)
76xxxx mobile - prepaid (Telecom Seychelles)
77xxxx mobile - prepaid (Telecom Seychelles)
78xxxx fixed cellular (Telecom Seychelles)
79xxxx mobile - prepaid (Telecom Seychelles)
8000xx freephone (Telecom Seychelles)
971xxx audiotext (Cable and Wireless)
98xxxx VAS/SMS (MediaTech)
Short codes (assigned for both carriers, Cable and Wireless and Telecom Seychelles, unless otherwise noted):
Short code Service
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100 national operator
101 voice mail
102 voice mail (Cable and Wireless)
103 voice mail
105 national operator (Telecom Seychelles)
108 PSTN Prepaid Calling Card (Cable and Wireless)
109 prepaid (Cable and Wireless)
110 prepaid (Cable and Wireless)
111 faults report (Corporate customers) (Telecom Seychelles)
112 emergency for mobile
120 faults report (Corporate customers) (Cable and Wireless)
121 faults report (Cable and Wireless)
122 mobile customer enquiry (Cable and Wireless)
123 customer helpline (Cable and Wireless)
124 mobile billing (Cable and Wireless)
125 customer helpline (Telecom Seychelles)
126 faults report (Telecom Seychelles)
127 mobile customer enquiry (Telecom Seychelles)
131 international phonogram
133 police
140 time (English)
141 time (French)
142 time (Creole)
151 international operator (Cable and Wireless)
155 international operator (Telecom Seychelles)
16x (except 160) testing
17x testing
171 maintenance control
172 operator sub identification
173 howler
174 operator's access code (Cable and Wireless)
175 operator's access code (Telecom Seychelles)
181 directory enquiries (Cable and Wireless)
185 directory enquiries (Telecom Seychelles)
191 wake up (Cable and Wireless)
195 wake up (Telecom Seychelles)
999 emergency
Domestic access codes:
Access code Service
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00 international dialling prefix
01 international gateway (Cable and Wireless)
010 ISDN international access
02 international gateway (Telecom Seychelles)
Source: Department of Information Technology and Communications announcement (6 September 2005, via ITU).
(with report courtesy Sergiu Rosenzweig)
Other information
Regulator is Department of Information Communications Technology (ICT)
See Seychelles carriers for GSM, etc.: Airtel, Cable and Wireless.
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