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Number Format

Area Code:            none
Subscriber Number:    7 digits
Trunk Prefix:         n/a
International Prefix: 00 (pre-selected); 0x0 (carrier selection)

Numbering range information

To be determined (post-2010) - mobile numbers to 8 digits

Wireless/mobile numbers were announced to be expanded by a digit to an 8-digit format. However, a 1 August 2010 target date (with 1 November 2010 mandatory date) was postponed by regulator ICT in July 2010, without announcing a future implementation date. The August 2010 was in turn postponed from the originally-intended date of 1 November 2009.

The previous plan was to migrate all numbering to 8-digit format on 1 January 2007 but this was postponed due to limitations of the phone switching equipment. Therefore ICT Authority decided to conduct the expansion in two phases, with mobile or non-geographic numbers first. Wireless local loop services with numbers beginning in '5' were being decommissioned by late 2009, therefore the leading '5' digit became available to prepend to existing mobile numbers.

There was no scheduling indicated for the planned second phase to expand fixed/geographic numbers.

Old format    New format     Service
----------    ----------     -------
+230 25xxxxx  +230 525xxxxx  Cellplus
+230 421xxxx  +230 5421xxxx  Emtel
+230 422xxxx  +230 5422xxxx  Emtel
+230 423xxxx  +230 5423xxxx  Emtel
+230 428xxxx  +230 5428xxxx  Emtel
+230 429xxxx  +230 5429xxxx  Emtel
+230 49xxxxx  +230 549xxxxx  Emtel
+230 70xxxxx  +230 570xxxxx  Cellplus
+230 71xxxxx  +230 571xxxxx  Emtel
+230 72xxxxx  +230 572xxxxx  Emtel
+230 73xxxxx  +230 573xxxxx  Emtel
+230 74xxxxx  +230 574xxxxx  Emtel
+230 75xxxxx  +230 575xxxxx  Cellplus
+230 76xxxxx  +230 576xxxxx  Cellplus
+230 77xxxxx  +230 577xxxxx  Cellplus
+230 78xxxxx  +230 578xxxxx  Cellplus
+230 79xxxxx  +230 579xxxxx  Cellplus
+230 871xxxx  +230 5871xxxx  MTML
+230 875xxxx  +230 5875xxxx  Cellplus
+230 876xxxx  +230 5876xxxx  Cellplus
+230 877xxxx  +230 5877xxxx  Cellplus
+230 91xxxxx  +230 591xxxxx  Cellplus
+230 93xxxxx  +230 593xxxxx  Emtel
+230 94xxxxx  +230 594xxxxx  Cellplus
+230 95xxxxx  +230 595xxxxx  MTML
+230 97xxxxx  +230 597xxxxx  Emtel
+230 98xxxxx  +230 598xxxxx  Emtel
Sources: ICT Authority Decision of 31 December 2008 (ICTA/DEC/02/2008)

ICT Authority announcements (7 July 2010; 25 September 2009; 12 January 2009, via ITU)

(with reports courtesy Sergiu Rosenzweig)

as of August 2005 - current numbering ranges

Range         Service/Place
-----         -------------
+230 201xxxx  Government Centre
+230 202xxxx  Port Louis (ISDN)
+230 203xxxx  Port Louis (ISDN)
+230 204xxxx  Triolet (ISDN)
+230 206xxxx  Port Louis (ISDN)
+230 207xxxx  Port Louis (ISDN)
+230 208xxxx  Port Louis
+230 2091xxx  Grand Bay (ISDN)
+230 2092xxx  Grand Bay (ISDN)
+230 2093xxx  Triolet (ISDN)
+230 2097xxx  Grand Bay (ISDN)
+230 2098xxx  Grand Bay (ISDN)
+230 210xxxx  Port Louis
+230 211xxxx  Port Louis
+230 212xxxx  Port Louis
+230 216xxxx  Plaine Verte
+230 2175xxx  Signal Mountain (MX30A/IRT site)
+230 2189xxx  paging
+230 219xxxx  paging
+230 22xxxxx  paging/teleservices
+230 233xxxx  Coromandel
+230 234xxxx  Pointe aux Sables
+230 238xxxx  Albion
+230 2398xxx  Port Louis (ISDN)
+230 240xxxx  Plaine Verte
+230 241xxxx  Plaine Verte
+230 242xxxx  Plaine Verte
+230 243xxxx  Pamplemousses
+230 243xxxx  Pamplemousses
+230 245xxxx  Long Mountain
+230 247xxxx  Tombeau Bay
+230 248xxxx  Terre Rouge
+230 249xxxx  Terre Rouge
+230 25xxxxx  Port Louis (mobile, Cell Plus)
+230 261xxxx  Triolet
+230 262xxxx  Cap Malheureux
+230 263xxxx  Grand Bay
+230 264xxxx  Piton
+230 265xxxx  Trou Aux Biches
+230 266xxxx  Mapou
+230 269xxxx  Grand Bay
+230 2711xxx  Port Louis (ISDN)
+230 2712xxx  Rose Hill (ISDN)
+230 2713xxx  Floreal (ISDN)
+230 2714xxx  Flacq (ISDN)
+230 2715xxx  Triolet (ISDN)
+230 2716xxx  Grand Bay (ISDN)
+230 282xxxx  Goodlands
+230 283xxxx  Goodlands
+230 283xxxx  Goodlands
+230 286xxxx  Pailles
+230 288xxxx  Grand Gaube
+230 3011xxx  audiotex/premium
+230 3016xxx  audiotex/premium
+230 3019xxx  audiotex/premium
+230 302xxxx  audiotex/premium
+230 303xxxx  audiotex/premium
+230 3120909  internet (analog dial-up)
+230 3121212  internet (analog dial-up)
+230 3151515  internet (ISDN dial-up)
+230 317xxxx  videotex
+230 318xxxx  internet (remote dial-up)
+230 320xxxx  internet (IP telephony)
+230 3901xxx  virtual telephony
+230 391xxxx  virtual telephony
+230 392xxxx  virtual telephony
+230 393xxxx  virtual telephony
+230 395xxxx  virtual fax
+230 396xxxx  virtual fax
+230 397xxxx  virtual fax
+230 398xxxx  virtual fax
+230 4011xxx  Flacq (ISDN)
+230 4012xxx  Rose Hill (ISDN)
+230 4014xxx  Rose Hill (ISDN)
+230 4015xxx  Rose Hill (ISDN)
+230 4016xxx  Rose Hill (ISDN)
+230 4017xxx  Flacq (ISDN)
+230 4018xxx  Flacq (ISDN)
+230 4019xxx  Rose Hill (ISDN)
+230 4021xxx  Rose Hill (ISDN)
+230 4022xxx  Flacq (ISDN)
+230 4027xxx  Trou d'Eau Douce (ISDN)
+230 4031xxx  Rose Hill (ISDN)
+230 4032xxx  Moka (ISDN)
+230 4036xxx  Flic-en-Flac
+230 4038xxx  Rose Hill (ISDN)
+230 410xxxx  Poste Lafayette
+230 411xxxx  Roches Noires
+230 412xxxx  Rivière du Rempart
+230 413xxxx  Flacq
+230 4145xxx  Olivia (MX30A/IRT site)
+230 415xxxx  Belle Mare
+230 416xxxx  Camp de Masque
+230 417xxxx  Quatre Soeurs
+230 418xxxx  Brisée Verdière
+230 419xxxx  Bel Air
+230 421xxxx  Port Louis (mobile, Emtel)
+230 422xxxx  Port Louis (mobile, Emtel)
+230 423xxxx  Flacq (mobile, Emtel)
+230 424xxxx  Candos
+230 425xxxx  Candos
+230 426xxxx  Candos
+230 427xxxx  Candos
+230 431xxxx  Ripailles
+230 433xxxx  Moka
+230 435xxxx  Quartier Militaire
+230 437xxxx  Montagne Blanche
+230 450xxxx  Le Morne
+230 451xxxx  La Gaulette
+230 452xxxx  Bambous
+230 453xxxx  Flic en Flac
+230 454xxxx  Rose Hill
+230 464xxxx  Rose Hill
+230 465xxxx  Rose Hill
+230 466xxxx  Rose Hill
+230 467xxxx  Rose Hill
+230 480xxxx  Trou d'eau Douce
+230 483xxxx  Tamarin
+230 491xxxx  Flacq (mobile, Emtel)
+230 492xxxx  Flacq (mobile, Emtel)
+230 493xxxx  Trou d'Eau Douce (mobile, Emtel)
+230 494xxxx  Triolet (mobile, Emtel)
+230 495xxxx  Triolet (mobile, Emtel)
+230 497xxxx  Triolet (mobile, Emtel)
+230 498xxxx  Grand Bay (mobile, Emtel)
+230 499xxxx  Grand Bay (mobile, Emtel)
+230 501xxxx  Ripailles (WLL)
+230 502xxxx  Rivière du Rempart (WLL)
+230 505xxxx  Trou Aux Biches (WLL)
+230 506xxxx  Pailles (WLL)
+230 507xxxx  Grand Bois (WLL)
+230 508xxxx  Port Louis (WLL)
+230 510xxxx  Port Louis (WLL)
+230 511xxxx  Port Louis (WLL)
+230 512xxxx  Port Louis (WLL)
+230 515xxxx  Belle Mare (WLL)
+230 516xxxx  Camp de Masque (WLL)
+230 517xxxx  Quatre Soeurs (WLL)
+230 518xxxx  Brisée Verdière (WLL)
+230 519xxxx  Bel Air (WLL)
+230 521xxxx  Baie du Cap (WLL)
+230 522xxxx  Chemin Grenier (WLL)
+230 524xxxx  Seizième Mile (WLL)
+230 525xxxx  Souillac (WLL)
+230 526xxxx  Candos (WLL)
+230 527xxxx  Candos (WLL)
+230 528xxxx  Candos (WLL)
+230 529xxxx  Rose Belle (WLL)
+230 531xxxx  Mahebourg (WLL)
+230 533xxxx  Coromandel (WLL)
+230 534xxxx  Moka (WLL)
+230 535xxxx  Pointe aux Sables (WLL)
+230 537xxxx  Montagne Blanche (WLL)
+230 539xxxx  Flacq (WLL)
+230 540xxxx  Plaine Verte (WLL)
+230 541xxxx  Plaine Verte (WLL)
+230 542xxxx  Plaine Verte (WLL)
+230 543xxxx  Pamplemousses (WLL)
+230 545xxxx  Long Mountain (WLL)
+230 547xxxx  Tombeau Bay (WLL)
+230 549xxxx  Terre Rouge (WLL)
+230 551xxxx  La Gaulette (WLL)
+230 551xxxx  Le Morne (WLL)
+230 552xxxx  Bambous (WLL)
+230 553xxxx  Flic en Flac (WLL)
+230 554xxxx  Piton (WLL)
+230 555xxxx  Quartier Militaire (WLL)
+230 556xxxx  Mapou (WLL)
+230 558xxxx  Albion (WLL)
+230 561xxxx  Triolet (WLL)
+230 562xxxx  Cap Malheureux (WLL)
+230 563xxxx  Grand Bay (WLL)
+230 564xxxx  Rose Hill (WLL)
+230 565xxxx  Rose Hill (WLL)
+230 566xxxx  Rose Hill (WLL)
+230 568xxxx  Grand Gaube (WLL)
+230 570xxxx  Forest Side (WLL)
+230 571xxxx  Forest Side (WLL)
+230 572xxxx  Forest Side (WLL)
+230 573xxxx  Beau Bassin (WLL)
+230 574xxxx  Beau Bassin (WLL)
+230 576xxxx  Rivière des Anguilles (WLL)
+230 577xxxx  Nouvelle France (WLL)
+230 580xxxx  Trou d'eau Douce (WLL)
+230 581xxxx  Dagotière (WLL)
+230 582xxxx  Goodlands (WLL)
+230 583xxxx  Tamarin (WLL)
+230 584xxxx  Glen Park (WLL)
+230 585xxxx  Glen Park (WLL)
+230 586xxxx  Floreal (WLL)
+230 587xxxx  Floreal (WLL)
+230 588xxxx  Floreal (WLL)
+230 589xxxx  Floreal (WLL)
+230 591xxxx  Poste Lafayette (WLL)
+230 591xxxx  Roches Noires (WLL)
+230 593xxxx  Riche-en-Eau (WLL)
+230 594xxxx  Vieux Grand Port (WLL)
+230 595xxxx  Dubreuil (WLL)
+230 596xxxx  L'Escalier (WLL)
+230 597xxxx  Plaisance (WLL)
+230 6011xxx  value-added service
+230 6012xxx  value-added service
+230 6013xxx  value-added service
+230 6018xxx  value-added service
+230 6021xxx  value-added service
+230 6023xxx  value-added service
+230 6029xxx  value-added service
+230 6032xxx  value-added service
+230 6033xxx  value-added service
+230 6034xxx  value-added service
+230 6036xxx  value-added service
+230 6041xxx  value-added service
+230 617xxxx  Grand Bois
+230 6205xxx  La Prairie (MX30A/IRT site)
+230 6215xxx  Baie du Cap (MX30A/IRT site)
+230 622xxxx  Chemin Grenier
+230 6235xxx  Bel Ombre (MX30A/IRT site)
+230 625xxxx  Souillac
+230 626xxxx  Rivière des Anguilles
+230 627xxxx  Rose Belle
+230 631xxxx  Mahebourg
+230 633xxxx  Riche-en-Eau
+230 634xxxx  Vieux Grand Port
+230 636xxxx  L'Escalier
+230 637xxxx  Plaisance
+230 664xxxx  Seizième Mile
+230 665xxxx  Dubreuil
+230 670xxxx  Forest Side
+230 674xxxx  Forest Side
+230 675xxxx  Forest Side
+230 676xxxx  Forest Side
+230 677xxxx  Nouvelle France
+230 684xxxx  Glen Park
+230 686xxxx  Floreal
+230 696xxxx  Floreal
+230 697xxxx  Floreal
+230 698xxxx  Floreal
+230 71xxxxx  (reserved - mobile, Emtel)
+230 720xxxx  Rose Hill (mobile, Emtel)
+230 721xxxx  Rose Hill (mobile, Emtel)
+230 729xxxx  Rose Hill (mobile, Emtel)
+230 73xxxxx  Rose Hill (mobile, Emtel)
+230 74xxxxx  Rose Hill (mobile, Emtel)
+230 75xxxxx  Port Louis (mobile, Cell Plus)
+230 76xxxxx  Port Louis (mobile, Cell Plus)
+230 77xxxxx  Port Louis (mobile, Cell Plus)
+230 78xxxxx  (reserved - mobile, Cell Plus)
+230 79xxxxx  (reserved - mobile, Cell Plus)
+230 800xxxx  freephone
+230 801xxxx  (reserved - inbound international freephone)
+230 810xxxx  (reserved - inbound home country direct - via Passe Partout)
+230 814xxxx  Agalega (Dependent Island/RLU)
+230 8318xxx  Roche Bon Dieu (RB2, Dependent Island/RLU)
+230 8319xxx  Riviere Coco (RC2, Dependent Island/RLU)
+230 831xxxx  Rodrigues (Dependent Island/RLU)
+230 8320xxx  Mont Venus (MV2, Dependent Island/RLU)
+230 8325xxx  Mont Lubin (ML2, Dependent Island/RLU)
+230 8327xxx  La Ferme (LF2, Dependent Island/RLU)
+230 875xxxx  (reserved - mobile, Cell Plus)
+230 876xxxx  (reserved - mobile, Cell Plus)
+230 91xxxxx  Port Louis (mobile, Cell Plus)
Short codes:

Code     Service
----     -------
0xx      carrier selection
01xxxx   home direct (outbound)
1xx(xx)  short codes
99x      emergency (with new 11x codes)
Sources: Mauritius Telecom announcement (12 April 2005, via ITU), numbering plan summary from regulator ICTA.

1 March 2004 - international carrier selection

Callers may select a carrier to complete an international call, based on a carrier selection prefix. The per-call selection was to take effect as of 1 March 2004. International carrier selection prefix codes are three digits, of the form '0X0' where the X digit is from 2 through 9.

Code  Carrier
====  =======
020   Mauritius Telecom
030   Emtel
040   Data Communication (DCL)
050   Hotlink
060   Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius (MTML)
070   CityCall
For fixed telephone service, International prefix 00 changes from being a "default" prefix to a "pre-selected" prefix. The difference is that 00 previously routed international calls through a particular carrier by default. Now, callers must make arrangement with their local carriers to pre-select a carrier to which 00 will route international calls.

00 continued to function as a default international prefix in most cases until 30 June 2004. As of 1 July 2004, the 00 carrier must be pre-selected. An exception is for calls from payphones where 00 will be defaulted to a carrier determined by the payphone operator.

Mobile carriers are another exception to these changes. These still use a "+ sign" prefix for international calls as routed through a default international carrier determined by the mobile company.

Source: ICTA Telecommunication Order 1 of 2004, 6 February 2004.

1989 - expansion from 6 to 7 digits

Mauritius 6-digit numbers were expanded to 7 digits as a splash cut some time in 1989.

Source: ICT Authority Decision of 31 December 2008 (ICTA/DEC/02/2008)

Other information

Major carrier is Mauritius Telecom.

Telecom regulator is Information and Communication Technologies Authority.

Government ministry for telecommunications is Ministry of Information Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications Technology and Telecommunications.


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