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+223

Number Format

Area Code:            none
Subscriber Number:    8 digits (7 digits before 1 November 2008;
                                6 digits before 29 June 2002)
Trunk Prefix:         n/a
International Prefix: 00

Numbering range information

1 November 2008 - national renumbering to 8-digit format

Subscriber numbers in Mali were expanded by an extra digit.

Generally, the leading '2' of Sotelma subscriber numbers in Bamako was replaced by '20' ('0' inserted after '2'). Outside Bamako, the leading '2' was replaced by '21' (inserted '1' after the '2').

'6' was prepended to Malitel subscriber numbers while '7' was prepended to Orange Mali subscriber numbers.

Migration was as follows:

Old format    New format     Location/Service
----------    ----------     ----------------
+223 220xxxx  +223 2020xxxx  Bamako (Sotelma)
+223 221xxxx  +223 2021xxxx  Bamako (Sotelma)
+223 222xxxx  +223 2022xxxx  Bamako (Sotelma)
+223 223xxxx  +223 2023xxxx  Bamako (Sotelma)
+223 224xxxx  +223 2024xxxx  Bamako (Sotelma)
+223 225xxxx  +223 2025xxxx  Bamako (Sotelma)
+223 226xxxx  +223 2126xxxx  Koulikoro (Sotelma)
+223 227xxxx  +223 2127xxxx  Koulikoro (Sotelma)
+223 228xxxx  +223 2028xxxx  Bamako (Sotelma)
+223 229xxxx  +223 2029xxxx  Bamako (Sotelma)
+223 23xxxxx  +223 213xxxxx  Ségou (Sotelma)
+223 24xxxxx  +223 214xxxxx  Mopti (Sotelma)
+223 25xxxxx  +223 215xxxxx  Kayes (Sotelma)
+223 26xxxxx  +223 216xxxxx  Sikasso (Sotelma)
+223 279xxxx  +223 2079xxxx  Bamako (Sotelma, mobile CDMA)
+223 28xxxxx  +223 218xxxxx  Gao (Sotelma)
+223 28xxxxx  +223 218xxxxx  Kidal (Sotelma)
+223 29xxxxx  +223 219xxxxx  Tombouctou (Sotelma)
+223 30xxxxx  +223 730xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 31xxxxx  +223 731xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 32xxxxx  +223 732xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 33xxxxx  +223 733xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 34xxxxx  +223 734xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 40xxxxx  +223 740xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 41xxxxx  +223 741xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 42xxxxx  +223 442xxxxx  Bamako (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 44xxxxx  +223 744xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 45xxxxx  +223 745xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 46xxxxx  +223 746xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 47xxxxx  +223 747xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 50xxxxx  +223 750xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 51xxxxx  +223 751xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 52xxxxx  +223 752xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 53xxxxx  +223 753xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 54xxxxx  +223 754xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 55xxxxx  +223 655xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 56xxxxx  +223 656xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 57xxxxx  +223 657xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 58xxxxx  +223 658xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 59xxxxx  +223 659xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 60xxxxx  +223 760xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 61xxxxx  +223 761xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 62xxxxx  +223 762xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 63xxxxx  +223 763xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 64xxxxx  +223 764xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 65xxxxx  +223 665xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 66xxxxx  +223 666xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 67xxxxx  +223 667xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 68xxxxx  +223 668xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 69xxxxx  +223 669xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 85xxxxx  +223 785xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 86xxxxx  +223 786xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 87xxxxx  +223 787xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 88xxxxx  +223 788xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 89xxxxx  +223 789xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 90xxxxx  +223 790xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 91xxxxx  +223 791xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 92xxxxx  +223 792xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 93xxxxx  +223 793xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 94xxxxx  +223 794xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Orange Mali carrier)
+223 95xxxxx  +223 695xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 96xxxxx  +223 696xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 97xxxxx  +223 697xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Malitel)
+223 98xxxxx  +223 698xxxxx  wireline/fixed (Malitel)

Special numbers:

Old number    New number   Carrier/Service
----------    ----------   ---------------
8001          80001        freephone (Sotelma)
8002          80002        freephone (Orange Mali)
8011          80011        blue (azur) number (Sotelma)
8012          80012        blue (azur) number (Orange Mali)
8021          80021        indigo number (Sotelma)
8022          80022        indigo number (Orange Mali)

Short codes previously of the form 7xx or 7xxx were changed to 35xxxx or 67xx for Sotelma codes, and 37xxx for Orange Mali codes. Some short codes of form 12x were expanded to 121x. A few generic (carrier-independent) 72xx codes were changed to 12xx.

Old short code  New short code  Service
--------------  --------------  -------
112             112             emergency (GSM phones)
120             1210            semi-automatic long distance
122             1212            information
123             1213            faults
124             1214            business information
126             1216            semi-automatic international calling
15              15              national health emergency
17              17              police emergency
18              18              fire emergency
700             6700            Sotelma hotline
7057            35057           Sotelma SMSC
709             6709            Malitel Standard
7200            35200           freephone (green number)
7211            35211           Prepaid ILT access
7220            35220           Malipac
7221            1221            supplemental services
7222            35222           Teltrade access
7223            1223            telegram/billing information
7230            35230           Minitel
7234            35234           Sound and Light server
7235            35235           Minitel
7236            35236           Minitel
7250            35250           Sotelma Internet node
7251            35251           Malinet
7252            35252           CEFIB
7255            35255           Afribone
7256            35256           Cyfed refer
7257            35257           Afribone
7258            35258           Djom Consulting
7260            35260           Datatech
7261            35261           Datatech
7262            35262           SIPRES
7263            35263           Spider
7264            35264           ARC Informatique
7265            35265           Technolab
7266            35266           RIB
7269            35269           I&D
7270            35270           Micro Systeme
7271            35271           Companet
7272            35272           Aya Technologie
7273            35273           Datatech
7274            35274           Intlec
7280            35280           CFCI
7299            1219            time
7299            35299           time
7400            37400           Orange Kiosque
7401            37401           Orange voice server
7402            37402           Orange SMS+
7403            37403           Orange voice Kiosque
740x            3740x           Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
741x            3741x           Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
742x            3742x           Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
743x            3743x           Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
744x            3744x           Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
745x            3745x           Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
746x            3746x           Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
747x            3747x           Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
748x            3748x           Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
749x            3749x           Orange SMS+ (other than numbers above)
7500            37500           Orange BMI
7505            37505           Orange SMS 2 Web
7515            37515           Orange SMS+
7519            37519           Orange ADN
7525            37525           Orange SMS+
7555            37555           Orange GPRS
7557            37557           Orange SMS+
7574            37574           Orange SMS+
7575            37575           Orange SMS Chat
759             6759            Sotelma remote voicemail access
777             6777            Sotelma voicemail
788             6788            Sotelma prepaid information
789             6789            Sotelma Terriya activation
799             6799            Sotelma direct voicebox
(new numbers)   11xx            health services (except 112x)

Special service numbers previously of form 8xxxxxx were changed to 80xxxxxx ('0' inserted after '8') for all carriers.

Sources: CRT announcement (26 August 2008, via ITU)

CRT - information on renumbering (in French).

(News courtesy Sergiu Rosenzweig)

September 2005 - updated numbering plan

Conventional subcriber numbers are consistently 7 digits within Mali. Fixed/wireline numbers are generally in the 2xxxxxx format except as noted in the following table:

Number range  Place/Service
------------  -------------
+223 22xxxxx  Bamako/Koulikoro - Sotelma
+223 232xxxx  Segou - Sotelma
+223 233xxxx  Segou - Sotelma
+223 234xxxx  Segou - Sotelma
+223 235xxxx  Segou - Sotelma
+223 236xxxx  Segou - Sotelma
+223 237xxxx  Segou - Sotelma
+223 238xxxx  Segou - Sotelma
+223 239xxxx  Segou - Sotelma
+223 242xxxx  Mopti - Sotelma
+223 243xxxx  Mopti - Sotelma
+223 244xxxx  Mopti - Sotelma
+223 245xxxx  Mopti - Sotelma
+223 246xxxx  Mopti - Sotelma
+223 247xxxx  Mopti - Sotelma
+223 248xxxx  Mopti - Sotelma
+223 249xxxx  Mopti - Sotelma
+223 252xxxx  Kayes - Sotelma (moved from Mopti since Jan 2005)
+223 253xxxx  Kayes - Sotelma
+223 254xxxx  Kayes - Sotelma
+223 255xxxx  Kayes - Sotelma
+223 256xxxx  Kayes - Sotelma (moved from Mopti since Jan 2005)
+223 257xxxx  Kayes - Sotelma
+223 258xxxx  Kayes - Sotelma
+223 259xxxx  Kayes - Sotelma
+223 262xxxx  Sikasso - Sotelma (moved from Kayes since Jan 2005)
+223 263xxxx  Sikasso - Sotelma
+223 264xxxx  Sikasso - Sotelma
+223 265xxxx  Sikasso - Sotelma
+223 266xxxx  Sikasso - Sotelma (moved from Kayes since Jan 2005)
+223 267xxxx  Sikasso - Sotelma
+223 268xxxx  Sikasso - Sotelma
+223 269xxxx  Bamako/Koulikoro - Sotelma
+223 2700xxx  Bamako/Koulikoro SDA - Sotelma **
+223 2701xxx  Kayes SDA - Sotelma **
+223 2702xxx  Bamako/Koulikoro SDA - Sotelma **
+223 2703xxx  Sikasso SDA - Sotelma **
+223 2704xxx  Segou SDA - Sotelma **
+223 2705xxx  Mopti SDA - Sotelma **
+223 2706xxx  Gao and Kidal SDA - Sotelma **
+223 2707xxx  Tombouctou SDA - Sotelma **
+223 2708xxx  Gao and Kidal SDA - Sotelma **
+223 2709xxx  Bamako/Koulikoro SDA - Sotelma **
+223 271xxxx  WLL/AMPS - Bamako/Koulikoro (Sotelma, fixed and mobile) **
+223 272xxxx  WLL/AMPS - Bamako/Koulikoro (Sotelma, fixed and mobile) **
+223 273xxxx  WLL/AMPS - Bamako/Koulikoro (Sotelma, fixed and mobile) **
+223 274xxxx  WLL/AMPS - Bamako/Koulikoro (Sotelma, fixed and mobile) **
+223 275xxxx  WLL/AMPS - Bamako/Koulikoro (Sotelma, fixed and mobile) **
+223 276xxxx  WLL/AMPS - Bamako/Koulikoro (Sotelma, fixed and mobile) **
+223 277xxxx  WLL/AMPS - Bamako/Koulikoro (Sotelma, fixed and mobile)
+223 278xxxx  WLL/AMPS - Bamako/Koulikoro (Sotelma, fixed and mobile) **
+223 279xxxx  WLL/AMPS - Bamako/Koulikoro (Sotelma, fixed and mobile) **
+223 281xxxx  Gao and Kidal - Sotelma **
+223 282xxxx  Gao and Kidal - Sotelma (moved from Sikasso since Jan 2005)
+223 283xxxx  Gao and Kidal - Sotelma
+223 284xxxx  Gao and Kidal - Sotelma
+223 285xxxx  Gao and Kidal - Sotelma
+223 286xxxx  Gao and Kidal - Sotelma (moved from Sikasso since Jan 2005)
+223 287xxxx  Gao and Kidal - Sotelma
+223 288xxxx  Gao and Kidal - Sotelma
+223 289xxxx  Gao and Kidal - Sotelma
+223 292xxxx  Tombouctou - Sotelma
+223 293xxxx  Tombouctou - Sotelma
+223 294xxxx  Tombouctou - Sotelma
+223 295xxxx  Tombouctou - Sotelma
+223 296xxxx  Tombouctou - Sotelma
+223 297xxxx  Tombouctou - Sotelma
+223 298xxxx  Tombouctou - Sotelma
+223 299xxxx  Tombouctou - Sotelma (moved from Bamako/Koulikoro since Jan 2005)
+223 4xxxxxx  fixed (place unspecified) - Ikatel
+223 60xxxxx  mobile - Ikatel
+223 61xxxxx  mobile - Ikatel
+223 62xxxxx  mobile - Ikatel
+223 63xxxxx  mobile - Ikatel
+223 64xxxxx  mobile - Ikatel
+223 65xxxxx  mobile - Sotelma/Malitel
+223 66xxxxx  mobile - Sotelma/Malitel
+223 67xxxxx  mobile - Sotelma/Malitel
+223 68xxxxx  mobile - Sotelma/Malitel
+223 69xxxxx  mobile - Sotelma/Malitel
+223 8001xxx  freephone ("numéros verts") - Sotelma **
+223 8002xxx  freephone ("numéros verts") - Ikatel **
+223 8011xxx  shared cost "azur" numbers - Sotelma **
+223 8012xxx  shared cost "azur" numbers - Ikatel **
+223 8021xxx  shared cost "indigo" numbers - Sotelma **
+223 8022xxx  shared cost "indigo" numbers - Ikatel **
+223 90xxxxx  mobile - Ikatel (as of 15 Feb 2005)
+223 91xxxxx  mobile - Ikatel (as of 15 Feb 2005)
+223 92xxxxx  mobile - Ikatel (as of 15 Feb 2005)
+223 93xxxxx  mobile - Ikatel (as of 15 Feb 2005)
+223 94xxxxx  mobile - Ikatel (as of 15 Feb 2005)
+223 95xxxxx  mobile - Sotelma/Malitel (as of 15 Feb 2005)
+223 96xxxxx  mobile - Sotelma/Malitel (as of 15 Feb 2005)
+223 97xxxxx  mobile - Sotelma/Malitel (as of 15 Feb 2005)
+223 98xxxxx  mobile - Sotelma/Malitel (as of 15 Feb 2005)
+223 99xxxxx  mobile - Sotelma/Malitel (as of 15 Feb 2005)

Notes:

** = new assignment since January 2005
AMPS = analog mobile
SDA = direct selection for incoming calls
WLL = wireless local loop

Short codes

Mali short codes are of 1x, 1xx and 7xxx formats:

Code  Service
----  -------
120   semi-automatic trunk
122   directory inquiries
123   fault reporting
124   commercial inquiries
126   international semi-automatic
15    health
17    police
18    fire

7200  freephone (Numéro vert)
7211  ILT prepaid service access
7220  MALIPAC
7221  supplementary service information
7222  access to pre-paid service TELTRADE
7223  billing / voice telegram inquiries
7230  MINITEL
7234  "son et lumière" server
7235  MINITEL
7236  MINITEL
7250  internet - SOTELMA
7251  internet - Malinet
7252  internet - CEFIB
7255  internet - Afribone
7256  internet - Bureaucratic service
7257  internet - Cyfed refer
7258  internet - Djom consulting
7260  internet - Datatech
7261  internet - Datatech
7262  internet - SIPRES
7263  internet - Spider
7264  internet - ARC informatique
7265  internet - Technolab
7266  internet - RIB
7269  internet - I&D
7270  internet - Micro Systeme (new since Jan 2005)
7271  internet - Companet (new since Jan 2005)
7272  internet - Aya Technologie (new since Jan 2005)
7273  internet - Datatech (new since Jan 2005)
7274  internet - INTLEC (new since Jan 2005)
7277  internet - Afribone (new since Jan 2005)
7280  internet - CFCI (new since Jan 2005)
7299  time (talking clock)

Source: CRT announcement (28 September 2005, via ITU).

15 February 2005 - new Ikatel mobile numbers

New number ranges were activated for mobile carrier Ikatel: +223 90xxxxx through +223 94xxxxx ranges.

Ikatel fixed number ranges are in +223 4xxxxxx range.

January 2005 - numbering plan update

CRT details of the current state of Mali telephone numbering was posted (see CRT announcement, 5 January 2005, via ITU).

29 June 2002 - change to 7-digit national numbers

As of 29 June 2002, Mali changes to a 7-digit national numbering format from the existing 6-digit format.

The digit '2' will be prepended to most services except MALITAL GSM where the digit '6' will be prepended. The conversion by service is:

Service                         Existing   After 29 June 2002
-------                         --------   ------------------
SOTELMA fixed/geographic         xxxxxx        2xxxxxx
Wireless local loop (WASSA)      xxxxxx        2xxxxxx
Mobile (AMPS or 77 network)      xxxxxx        2xxxxxx
GSM mobile (MALITEL)             xxxxxx        6xxxxxx

Emergency short codes (15 Health, 17 Police, 18 Fire) remain unchanged, as does the international prefix (00+). However, some telecom service related short codes will change on 29 June 2002 to 3- or 4-digit codes as follows:

Telecom Service              Old Code    New Code
---------------              --------    --------
Commercial inquiries            14         124
Directory inquiries             12         122
Fault reporting                 13         123
Semi-automatic international    16         126
Semi-automatic trunk            10         120

Internet services            Old Code    New Code
-----------------            --------    --------
Afribone                      760005       7255
ARC informatique              760123       7264
Bureaucratic service          760006       7256
CEFIB                         760002       7252
Cyfed refer                   760007       7257
Datatech                      760100       7260
Datatech                      760101       7261
Djom consulting               760008       7258
I&D                           760109       7269
Internet node SOTELMA         760000       7250
Malinet                       760001       7251
RIB                           760106       7266
SIPRES                        760112       7262
Spider                        760123       7263
Technolab                     760115       7265

Special services                   Old Code    New Code
----------------                   --------    --------
ILT prepaid service                   11         7211
Inquiries (billing/voice telegram)  222441       7223  
MALIPAC                             232424       7220
MINITEL                             761500       7230
MINITEL                             761400       7235
MINITEL                             761700       7236
Numéro vert (free phone)            222222       7200
Son et lumière server               990101       7234
Supplementary services information  223689       7221
Talking clock                         19         7299
TELTRADE prepaid service             111         7222

Reference: SOTELMA announcement (document via ITU).

Other information

Regulator is Comité de Régulation des Télécommunicaitons (CRT)

See carrier SOTELMA.

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