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Area Code: 2-3 digits (formerly 1-2 digits) Subscriber Number: 5-6 digits (see note below) Trunk Prefix: 0 (formerly 8 for CIS, etc; 2 domestic trunk code) International Prefix: 00 (formerly 8 (wait) 10)Sum of area code and subscriber number (excluding trunk or regional prefix) is 8 digits (was 7 digits before 1 November 2003).
Major short codes remained unchanged e.g. fire (901), police (902), medical emergency (903), gas (904).
Source: Moldova Switches Over to "Closed" Type Numbering Plan for Fixed Telephone Subscribers (ANRCETI announcement, 29 March 2012)
As from July 1, 2012, fixed telephone numbners will have 9 digits (ANRCETI announcement, 25 June 2012)
(News courtesy Risto O. Nykänen)
Source: ANRCETI started procedure of assigning three national short numbers for services harmonized at European level (ANRCETI announcement, 27 April 2012)
Short codes in the 14xx range (for services such as transport, health) were also expanded to 5-digit form: 14xxx. A '0' prefix is no longer required for these short codes from any carrier or Moldova location.
The short codes 117 (customer service), 119 (repair) and 18xx (network access) were also discontinued and replaced with codes in the 118x or 118xx series e.g. Moldtelecom now uses 1181 to replace 117 and 119. Source: Starting february 1, short national numbers and codes can be dialed without prefix "0" (ANRCETI, 1 February 2012).
Place Previous format New format ----- --------------- ---------- Bender +373 282 xxxxx +373 552 xxxxx Camenca +373 281 xxxxx +373 216 xxxxx Dnestrovsk +373 279 xxxxx +373 219 xxxxx Dubasari +373 288 xxxxx +373 215 xxxxx Grigoriopol +373 280 xxxxx +373 210 xxxxx Tiraspol +373 284 xxxxx +373 533 xxxxx Ribnita +373 286 xxxxx +373 555 xxxxx Slobozia +373 287 xxxxx +373 557 xxxxxSource: regulator ANRTI announcement (15 July 2004, via ITU)
A few area codes change on 1 February 2004 with the second phase of the new numbering changes (most codes were changed in the first phase of November 2003):
Place Old Code New Code ===== ======== ======== Ceadar-Lunga +373 261 +373 291 Taraclia +373 274 +373 294 Vulcanesti +373 253 +373 293The numbering plan format was established as follows:
2xxxxxxx fixed/geographic 3xxxxxxx fixed/geographic 4xxxxxxx reserved for future 5xxxxxxx reserved for future 6xxxxxxx mobile, paging 7xxxxxxx personal, mobile services 8xxxxxxx freephone, dial-up, etc. services 900xxxxx premium, shared-revenue services 9xxxxxxx (other than 900xxxxx) reserved for future
112 will be established as the national standard emergency number, replacing 901 (fire), 902 (police), 903 (general emergency), 904 (gas), 911. The old codes will remain in use for some time until the common 112 emergency number is established.
117 replaces 977 for customer service.
118xx is assigned for directory purposes. 1188 replaces 909 for number information.
119 replaces 998 for faults report (repair).
14xx codes replace most old 9xx format short codes.
16xx codes replace telecom and data access numbers e.g.:
Also see regulator document ANRTI numbering plan.
Also, international prefix became 00, replacing the previous prefix of 8 (wait) 10 that was originally implemented under the former USSR system.
For fixed / wireline numbers, digit '2' is prepended to most existing area codes. For examples, Chisinau (Kishinev) changes from +373 2 to +373 22 and Balti (Beltsy) changes from +373 31 to +373 231. Subscriber numbers remain unchanged for this phase.
The inter-zonal regional trunk prefix '2' was eliminated in the process, since the digit was incorporated in most area codes.
A number of codes were not changed by simply prepending digit '2' during this phase. These exceptions were:
Old code New code Place ======== ======== ===== +373 32 +373 282 Bender +373 33 +373 284 Tiraspol +373 34 +373 269 Hincesti +373 38 +373 298 Comrat +373 39 +373 299 Cahul +373 40 +373 280 Grigoriopol +373 45 +373 288 Dubasari +373 55 +373 286 Ribnita +373 57 +373 287 Slobozia +373 66 +373 281 Camenca +373 67 +373 297 Basarabeasca +373 79 +373 289 DnestrovscFor mobile services, '6' is prepended to VOXTEL mobile area codes, and '7' to MOLDCELL mobile area codes.
Old code New code Carrier ======== ======== ======= +373 90 +373 690 VOXTEL +373 91 +373 691 VOXTEL +373 92 +373 692 VOXTEL +373 93 +373 693 VOXTEL +373 94 +373 794 MOLDCELL +373 95 +373 795 MOLDCELL +373 96 +373 796 MOLDCELLThere is no permissive dialling period for this change. Attempts to call old format mobile numbers from 1 November 2003 will result in a recorded message advising of the change. No such announcement was available for fixed/wireline numbers.
(with additional information from Risto Nykänen)
Source: Moldtelecom news item of 1 October 2003.
Regulator is National Regulatory Agency for Telecommunications and Informatics (ANRTI).
Numbering plan details (in domestic language).
Withdrew from country code 7 (former USSR territory) at an unknown time; ITU assigned country code 373 in January 1993. International dialling was formerly under +7 042.
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