Telephone numbers in Malta: Difference between revisions

'''[[Country calling code|Country Code]]: +356'''<br>

'''[[International Call Prefix]]: 00'''<br>

'''[[Trunk Prefix]]: none'''

==Number format==

National numbers in [[Malta]] are eight digits in length, often written '''xxxx xxxx''' or '''xx xxxxxx'''

There are no area codes in this [[Closed telephone numbering plan|closed numbering plan]].

From abroad, the [[E.123]] format specifies '''+356 xxxx xxxx''', +356 being the international prefix which must be dialled in order to call any Maltese phone number from outside Malta.

==Allocation of numbers==

===Geographic numbers===

Landline numbers generally begin '''2xxx xxxx'''.

Different service providers:

GO: '''21xx xxxx'''

Melita: '''27xx xxxx'''

A number beginning with '''50xx xxxx'' means that the number is one with a voice mail, like when voting in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]].

===Mobile telephone numbers===

Mobile telephone numbers begin '''7xxx xxxx''' or '''9xxx xxxx'''.

* '''77''' xxxxxx - Melita Mobile

* '''79''' xxxxxx - Go Mobile Malta

* '''98''' xxxxxx - Redtouch Fone'''

* '''99''' xxxxxx - Vodafone Malta'''

===Special numbers===

The number for the emergency services is [[1-1-2|112]]. Alternatively, one can call 191 for Police Services, 196 for Ambulance Services, and 199 for the Fire Department.

==References==

*[http://www.itu.int/oth/T0202000084/en ITU allocations list]

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