Telephone numbers in the Central African Republic explained

Country:Central African Republic
Country Link:Central African Republic
Continent:Africa
Country Calling Code:+236
International Prefix:00
Trunk Prefix:n/a

The following are the telephone codes in the Central African Republic.

Current calling formats

The NSN length is eight digits.

List of number ranges in the Central African Republic

LIST OF FIXED LINE ALLOCATIONS[1]
Number Range Service operator Area
21XX XXXX Socatel Bangui area
22XX XXXX Socatel Berberati area
LIST OF MOBILE ALLOCATIONS
Number Range Service operator
70XX XXXX Acell RCA
75XX XXXX Telecel
77XX XXXX Nationlink
72XX XXXX Orange
LIST OF SPECIAL SERVICE ALLOCATIONS
Number Range Service operator
8776 XXXX Invivent

Changes as of 1 November 2007

The Agence chargée de la Régulation des Télécommunications (ART), Bangui, announces the introduction of new resources in the National Numbering Plan (NNP) of the Central African Republic.

The new eight-digit will become effective on Thursday, 1 November 2007, at 0500 hours UTC.

The National Numbering Plan (NNP) will change from six (6) to eight (8) digits in accordance with ITU-T E.164 Recommendation.

• Mobile telephone service

+OperatorOld numbersNew numbersExamples
Acell RCA01 XX XX02 XX XX

40 XX XX

45 XX XX

46 XX XX

80 XX XX

85 XX XX

90 XX XX

95 XX XX

96 XX XX

97 XX XX

98 XX XX

99 XX XX

70 XX XX XX01 00 00   becomes  70 01 00 0002 00 00   becomes   70 02 00 00

40 00 00   becomes   70 40 00 00

45 00 00   becomes   70 45 00 00

46 00 00   becomes   70 46 00 00

80 00 00   becomes   70 80 00 00

85 00 00   becomes   70 85 00 00

90 00 00   becomes   70 90 00 00

95 00 00   becomes   70 95 00 00

96 00 00   becomes   70 96 00 00

97 00 00   becomes   70 97 00 00

98 00 00   becomes   70 98 00 00

99 00 00   becomes   70 99 00 00

Telecel03 XX XX04 XX XX

05 XX XX

20 XX XX

50 XX XX

54 XX XX

55 XX XX

56 XX XX

57 XX XX

58 XX XX

75 XX XX XX03 00 00   becomes  75 03 00 0004 00 00   becomes   75 04 00 00

05 00 00   becomes   75 05 00 00

20 00 00   becomes   75 20 00 00

50 00 00   becomes   75 50 00 00

54 00 00   becomes   75 54 00 00

55 00 00   becomes   75 55 00 00

56 00 00   becomes   75 56 00 00

57 00 00   becomes   75 57 00 00

58 00 00   becomes   75 58 00 00

Nationlink06 00 0008 00 00

09 00 00

44 00 00

48 00 00

49 00 00

59 00 00

88 00 00

89 00 00

77 XX XX XX06 00 00   becomes  77 06 00 0008 00 00   becomes   77 08 00 00

09 00 00   becomes   77 09 00 00

44 00 00   becomes   77 44 00 00

48 00 00   becomes   77 48 00 00

49 00 00   becomes   77 49 00 00

59 00 00   becomes   77 59 00 00

88 00 00   becomes   77 88 00 00

89 00 00   becomes   77 89 00 00

Orange72 XX XX XX72 XX XX XX
Socatel61 XX XX62 XX XX

65 XX XX

21 XX XX XX61 00 00   becomes  21 61 00 00

62 00 00   becomes   21 62 00 00

65 00 00   becomes   21 65 00 00

Socatel21 XX XX

31 XX XX

41 XX XX

51 XX XX

81 XX XX

91 XX XX

22 XX XX XX21 00 00   becomes  22 21 00 00

31 00 00   becomes   22 31 00 00

41 00 00   becomes   22 41 00 00

51 00 00   becomes   22 51 00 00

81 00 00   becomes   22 81 00 00

91 00 00   becomes   22 91 00 00

• Fixed telephone service

+OperatorOld numbersNew numbersExamples
Socatel Bangui61 XX XX62 XX XX

65 XX XX

21 XX XX XX61 00 00   becomes  21 61 00 00

62 00 00   becomes   21 62 00 00

65 00 00   becomes   21 65 00 00

Socatel Berberati21 XX XX

31 XX XX

41 XX XX

51 XX XX

81 XX XX

91 XX XX

22 XX XX XX21 00 00   becomes  22 21 00 00

31 00 00   becomes   22 31 00 00

41 00 00   becomes   22 41 00 00

51 00 00   becomes   22 51 00 00

81 00 00   becomes   22 81 00 00

91 00 00   becomes   22 91 00 00

INVIVENT87 76 XX XXValue-added service

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central African Rep.