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Cameroon | +237 |
Area Code: none Subscriber Number: 8 digits (formerly 7, 6 digits) Trunk Prefix: n/a International Prefix: 00
Old numbers New numbers Service/Carrier ------------ ------------- --------------- +237 2xxxxxx +237 22xxxxxx fixed, CAMTEL +237 3xxxxxx +237 33xxxxxx fixed, CAMTEL +237 45xxxxx +237 745xxxxx mobile, MTN Cameroon +237 46xxxxx +237 746xxxxx mobile, MTN Cameroon +237 47xxxxx +237 747xxxxx mobile, MTN Cameroon +237 48xxxxx +237 748xxxxx mobile, MTN Cameroon +237 49xxxxx +237 749xxxxx mobile, MTN Cameroon +237 5xxxxxx +237 75xxxxxx mobile, MTN Cameroon +237 7xxxxxx +237 77xxxxxx mobile, MTN Cameroon +237 8xxxxxx +237 88xxxxxx special services, all carriers +237 40xxxxx +237 940xxxxx mobile, Orange Cameroun +237 41xxxxx +237 941xxxxx mobile, Orange Cameroun +237 42xxxxx +237 942xxxxx mobile, Orange Cameroun +237 43xxxxx +237 943xxxxx mobile, Orange Cameroun +237 44xxxxx +237 944xxxxx mobile, Orange Cameroun +237 6xxxxxx +237 96xxxxxx mobile, Orange Cameroun +237 9xxxxxx +237 99xxxxxx mobile, Orange CamerounSources:
ART announcement (29 March 2007, via ITU)
OSAC report - consular bulletin (30 May 2007)
News courtesy: Julius Essoka Lobe (MTN Cameroon), Sergiu Rosenzweig, Howard Laker.
+237 5xxxxxx for MTN (plus existing +237 7xxxxxx range)
+237 6xxxxxx for Orange (plus existing +237 9xxxxxx range, formerly SCM)
Source: ART announcement (8 September 2004, via ITU).
Details are from http://www.camnet.cm/plannu.htm.
A digit was prepended to the existing 6-digit numbers as follows:
Former New 7-digit Carrier / service type Number Number ====== =========== ============================== 2xxxxx 22xxxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number 30xxxx 230xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number 31xxxx 231xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number 32xxxx 332xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number 33xxxx 333xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number 34xxxx 334xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number 35xxxx 335xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number 36xxxx 336xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number 37xxxx 337xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number 38xxxx 338xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number 39xxxx 339xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number 4xxxxx 34xxxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number 6xxxxx 76xxxxx MTN mobile/GSM 7xxxxx 77xxxxx MTN mobile/GSM 8xxxxx 98xxxxx SCM Mobile/GSM 9xxxxx 99xxxxx SCM Mobile/GSM
Regulator is Agence de Régulation des Telecommunications (ART) (Telecommunications Regulatory Board).
Government ministry for telecommunications is Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications.
Specific telecom regulator is Agence de Régulation des Télécommunications (ART).
Also see numbering information (hosted via ITU).
(updated information courtesy Tecla).