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Updated 30 April 2005

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Number Format

Area Code:            2-4 digits
Subscriber Number:    3-7 digits (to become 6-7 digits?)
Trunk Prefix:         0
International Prefix: 002 (formerly 00)

Note: Area code and subscriber will total 5 to 10 digits for normal calls.

Area code information

27 January 2005 - new number range in La Paloma

New La Paloma numbers in +595 471 237xxx (subscriber numbers 237200 through 237599).

Source: CONATEL announcement (7 February 2005, via ITU).

26 January 2005 - Colonia 3 de Mayo numbers changed

Numbers were changed in certain locations:

Area code in Colonia 3 de Mayo was changed from +595 5478 to +595 547 on 26 January 2005.

'25' was prepended to the existing 3-digit subscriber numbers, and new subscriber numbers were made available.

Former number range was +595 5478 210 through +595 5478 299.

New number range is +595 547 250210 through +595 547 250337 (new subscriber numbers presumably opened from 250300 to 250337).

Source: CONATEL announcement (7 February 2005, via ITU).

10 January 2005 - new number range in Friesland

New Friesland numbers in +595 318 219xxx (subscriber numbers 219000 through 219127 are new).

Source: CONATEL announcement (7 February 2005, via ITU).

19 November 2003 - Caapucu area code and subscriber number changes

Caapucu numbers were changed on 19 November 2003 from +595 5368 2xx format to +595 531 280xxx (area code changes from +595 5368 to +595 531, while subscriber number expands to 6-digit 280xxx format). It is unclear to what extent the old subscriber numbers were incorporated into the new 6-digit numbers, or which numbers were changed entirely for the new format.

Source: COPACO announcement, 18 November 2003.

November-December 2003 - various local changes

Numbers were changed in some specific communities due to introduction of digital facilities. 6-digit subscriber numbers replaced the 3- or 4-digit numbers in these cases. Some new numbers may be introduced in the new format, or some changes to subscriber numbers may not necessarily be a straightforward prepending of digits to the old subscriber numbers.

Community               Old numbers    New numbers              Effective
=========               ===========    ===========              =========
Sapucai                 +595 539 xxx   +595 539 263xxx          20 Nov 2003
San Jose De Los Arroyos +595 523 xxx   +595 523 230xxx          25 Nov 2003
Caraguatay              +595 517 xxx   +595 517 222xxx          26 Nov 2003
Eusebio Ayala           +595 514 xxx   +595 514 215xxx, 216xxx  27 Nov 2003
Iturbe                  +595 546 xxx   +595 546 256xxx          02 Dec 2003
Caazapa                 +595 542 2xxx  +595 542 232xxx, 233xxx  03 Dec 2003
Yuty                    +595 547 xxx   +595 547 257xxx          04 Dec 2003
San Juan Ñeembucu       +595 784 xxx   +595 784 215xxx          10 Dec 2003
Alberdi                 +595 780 xxx   +595 780 210xxx          11 Dec 2003
San Miguel Misiones     +595 783 xxx   +595 783 248xxx          16 Dec 2003
San Juan Misiones       +595 81  2xxx  +595 81  212xxx, 213xxx  17 Dec 2003
Villeta                 +595 25  2xxx  +595 25  952xxx          17 Dec 2003
San Ignacio - Misiones  +595 82  2xxx  +595 82  232xxx, 233xxx  18 Dec 2003
Nueva Italia            +595 292 xxx   +595 292 935xxx          18 Dec 2003

Source: COPACO announcement, 16 December 2003.

October 2003 - various local changes

Numbers were changed in some specific communities due to introduction of digital facilities. 6-digit subscriber numbers replaced the 3- or 4-digit numbers in these cases.

Community             Old numbers    New numbers      Effective
=========             ===========    ===========      =========
Benjamin Aceval       +595 271 2xxx  +595 271 272xxx  15 Oct 2003
Juan Leon Mallorquin  +595 675 xxx   +595 675 265xxx  16 Oct 2003
La Colmena            +595 537 xxx   +595 537 223xxx  28 Oct 2003
Paso Yobai            +595 552 xxx   +595 552 252xxx  21 Oct 2003
Quiindy               +595 536 xxx   +595 536 282xxx  23 Oct 2003
Villa Florida         +595 83  xxx   +595 83  240xxx  30 Oct 2003

Source: COPACO announcement, 27 October 2003.

General information

According to a CONATEL numbering plan document of May 2002, national numbers are to be standardised at 9 digits (area code plus subscriber number, excluding country code and any prefixes). Mobile number area code will be 9 followed by 8-digit mobile subscriber number.

See 2002 CONATEL numbering plan document (in Spanish) for details.

Main carrier: Copaco (formerly ANTELCO).

Regulator: CONATEL.

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