Telephone numbers in the Central African Republic
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Continent | Africa |
| Access codes | |
| Country calling code | +236 |
| International call prefix | 00 |
| Trunk prefix | n/a |
Current calling formats
- +236 XXXX XXXX - from outside the Central African Republic
- XXXX XXXX - from inside the Central African Republic
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[1] | |
|---|---|
| Number Range | Service operator |
| 70XX XXXX | Acell RCA |
| 75XX XXXX | Telecel |
| 77XX XXXX | Nationlink |
| 72XX XXXX | Orange |
| LIST OF SPECIAL SERVICE ALLOCATIONS[1] | |
|---|---|
| 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.[1]
• Mobile telephone service
| Operator | Old numbers | New numbers | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acell RCA | 01 XX XX
02 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 XX | 01 00 00 becomes 70 01 00 00
02 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 |
| Telecel | 03 XX XX
04 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 XX | 03 00 00 becomes 75 03 00 00
04 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 |
| Nationlink | 06 00 00
08 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 XX | 06 00 00 becomes 77 06 00 00
08 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 |
| Orange | 72 XX XX XX | 72 XX XX XX | |
| Socatel | 61 XX XX
62 XX XX 65 XX XX |
21 XX XX XX | 61 00 00 becomes 21 61 00 00
62 00 00 becomes 21 62 00 00 65 00 00 becomes 21 65 00 00 |
| Socatel | 21 XX XX
31 XX XX 41 XX XX 51 XX XX 81 XX XX 91 XX XX |
22 XX XX XX | 21 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
| Operator | Old numbers | New numbers | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Socatel Bangui | 61 XX XX
62 XX XX 65 XX XX |
21 XX XX XX | 61 00 00 becomes 21 61 00 00
62 00 00 becomes 21 62 00 00 65 00 00 becomes 21 65 00 00 |
| Socatel Berberati | 21 XX XX
31 XX XX 41 XX XX 51 XX XX 81 XX XX 91 XX XX |
22 XX XX XX | 21 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 |
| INVIVENT | 87 76 XX XX | Value-added service |