Telephone numbers in Spain
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Continent | Europe |
| Regulator | CMT |
| Type | closed |
| Access codes | |
| Country calling code | +34 |
| International call prefix | 00 |
| Trunk prefix | none |
The Spanish telephone numbering plan is the allocation of telephone numbers in Spain. It is regulated by Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones (CMT).
Spain changed to a closed telephone numbering plan in 1998. Previously, the trunk prefix was '9x[x]', but this was incorporated into the subscriber's number, so that a nine-digit number was used for all calls, e.g.:
Mobiles similarly changed: they are now prefixed with the digit '6' or '7':
New numbering ranges have also since been introduced:
Spain's international access code also changed from 07 to 00, but this did not affect dialing arrangements for calls to Gibraltar, in which the domestic prefix 9567 was used instead of the international code 350, e.g.:
The old arrangement was discontinued on 10 February 2007 when Spain adopted the international 00350 prefix for all calls to Gibraltar, thereby beinging to an end a dispute between Gibraltar and Spain.
Mobile phone numbers begin with 6 or 7, followed by 8 digits (6xx xxx xxx or 7yx xxx xxx), where y can be 1 to 9, not 0 (zero). Note, numbers starting with 70 are personal numbers which can be re-directed to any other number by the personal owner. Since the blocks of mobile phone numbers are allocated according to demand from the service providers, there is not necessarily a unique service provider indicated by the three digit numbering group (6xx or 7yx).
In October 2009, new legislation was approved to grant the allocation of up to 80,000,000 new numbers beginning with number 7 (followed by 8 digits) to supplement the existing group beginning with number 6 (followed by 8 digits); due to the lack of available numbers to satisfy the increasing demand for mobile phone and other mobile / wireless services.
Personal numbers are used as redirection IDs. The owner of a personal number may request, for example, any call to its personal number to be redirected to any other number it wants.
Personal numbers begin with 5, followed by 8 digits.
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