Telephone numbers in Malta
Location of Telephone numbers in Malta (dark green)
– in Europe (green & dark grey) |
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Country | Malta |
| Continent | Europe |
| Type | closed |
| NSN length | 8 |
| Access codes | |
| Country calling code | +356 |
| International call prefix | 00 |
– in Europe (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (green) – [Legend]
Malta adopted a new telephone numbering plan in 2001–2002, in which telephone numbers were expanded to eight digits for fixed line and mobile numbers. Previously, fixed line numbers were six digits, while mobile, mailbox and pager services were seven digits long.
The prefix 21 was added to Maltacom fixed line numbers.
Melita fixed line numbers have the prefix 27.
Numbers were generally assigned according to locality:
The prefix 9 for seven-digit Vodafone Malta mobile phone numbers was changed to 99.
The prefix 09 for Vodafone mobile phone numbers was changed to 99.
Mobile phone numbers with the prefix 09, which were already eight digits, changed to 99. The digit 0 was to be dialled from outside Malta as well as domestically.
Other non-geographic number ranges also changed, with the prefix for seven-digit mailbox numbers changing from 07 to 217.
Similarly, the prefix for pager numbers changed from 70 and 71 to 7117
The prefix for Go Mobile is 79
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