Telephone numbers in Seychelles explained

The following are the telephone codes in Seychelles.

Country Code

+248
International Call Prefix

00
Trunk Prefix

none

Calling formats

The NSN length is seven digits.

List of allocations in Seychelles

New number plan took effect May 2011

GENERAL LIST OF ALLOCATIONS[1]
Operator Service Old Number New Number
CWS Fixed 2X XX XX 4 2X XX XX
3X XX XX 4 3X XX XX
AIRTEL Fixed 6X XX XX 4 6X XX XX
CWS Mobile 5X XX XX 2 5X XX XX
AIRTEL Mobile 7X XX XX 2 7X XX XX

Detailed listings

LIST OF ALLOCATIONS
Leading Digits Digit Length Type of Services Status
2(0-4) 7 Mobile Services Unallocated
25(0-4) 7 Mobile Services CWS
255(0-5) 7 Fixed Cellular CWS
255(6-9) 7 Mobile Services CWS
25(6-9) 7 Mobile Services CWS
26(0-9) 7 Mobile Services Unallocated
27(0-7) 7 Mobile Services AIRTEL
278(0-1) 7 Fixed Cellular AIRTEL
2782 7 Mobile Services AIRTEL
2783 7 Fixed Cellular AIRTEL
278(4-9) 7 Mobile Services AIRTEL
279(0-9) 7 Mobile Services AIRTEL
2(8-9) 7 Mobile Services Unallocated
3(0-9) Reserved Unallocated
4(0-1) 7 Fixed Services Unallocated
420(0-4) 7 Audio Text CWS
4205 7 Fixed Services CWS
420(6-7) 7 Audio Text CWS
420(8-9) 7 Fixed Services CWS
4210 7 Fixed Services CWS
421(1-2) 7 Audio Text CWS
421(3-9) 7 Fixed Services CWS
42(2-9) 7 Fixed Services CWS (4229: Outer Islands)
43(0-9) 7 Fixed Services CWS
44(0-9) 7 Fixed Services INTELVISION
45(0-9) 7 Fixed Services Unallocated
46(0-9) 7 Fixed Services AIRTEL
4(7-9) 7 Fixed Services Unallocated
5(0-9) Reserved Unallocated
6(0-3) 7 Fixed VoIP Unallocated
64(0-9) 7 Fixed VoIP KOKONET
6(5-9) 7 Fixed VoIP Unallocated
7(0-9) Reserved Unallocated
800(000-099) 6 Freephone Services AIRTEL
800(100-999) 6 Freephone Services Unallocated
80(1-9) Reserved Unallocated
8(1-9) Reserved Unallocated
9(0-5) Reserved Unallocated
96(0-9) 4 Short Codes for VAS Services SMS/MMS
970 Reserved Unallocated
971 6 Audio Text Services CWS
97(2-9) Reserved Unallocated
98(0-9) 6 VAS/SMS MEDIATECH
99(0-8) Reserved Unallocated
999 3 Emergency Services ALL

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seychelles.