Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsNumbering Plan Amendment Regulations, 202013. Prefixes |
| (1) | The first two digits or characters of a number signifies that the number is either an international number, a national number, a short code or a supplementary code, as set out in Table 1. |
Table 1: First digits or characters of numbers
Character |
Significance and/or status |
0 |
International numbers (beginning with '00' and in most instances represented by the plus sign ‘+') and national numbers (beginning with '01', '02', '03', '04', '05', '06', '07', '08' and '09') |
1 |
Short codes 'released' |
2 |
'protected' |
3 |
Premium rate services (Short codes) 'released' |
4 |
|
5 |
'Protected' |
6 |
|
7 |
|
8 |
|
9 |
|
* |
Supplementary codes 'released' |
# |
| (2) | The international prefix is '00' and in most instances represented by the plus sign '+'. It must precede an international number that is dialled inside the Republic to originate a communication with a destination outside the Republic. |
| (3) | The national prefix is '0'. It must precede a national significant number that is dialled inside the Republic to originate a communication with a destination inside the Republic. |
| (4) | The country code for the Republic issued by the ITU TSB is '27'. It must precede a national significant number without the national prefix that is dialled outside the Republic to originate a communication with a destination inside the Republic. |
| (5) | An access code may be allocated by the Authority to a licensee subject to an application by the licensee. It may precede a number that is dialled inside the Republic to originate a communication that is first conveyed to the licensee and then treated as if it is originated using an electronic communications service of the licensee. |