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Number Format

Area Code:            3 digits
Subscriber Number:    7 digits
Trunk Prefix:         1
International Prefix: 011

1 October 1996 - +1 242 replaces +1 809

Area code +1 242 replaced the existing overall Caribbean/Atlantic code +1 809 in the Bahamas starting 1 October 1996 in permissive mode, and becoming mandatory 31 March 1997. Existing 7-digit subscriber numbers were retained.

Other Information

Regulator is Public Utilities Commission.

There is an ITU document on Bahamas numbering plan (5 July 2002).

See Caribbean Nations.

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