Telephone numbers in Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha

Country Code: +290
International Call Prefix: 00
Trunk Prefix: 0

Ascension Island no longer shares the same country code with the rest of Saint Helena (i.e. Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha).

Format: +290 XXXX

2013 change to numbering plan

From 1 October 2013 all existing 4-digit telephone numbers on St Helena will be prefixed by a ‘2’ to implement a 5-digit numbering plan.[1] The change in numbering resulted after the increased demand for new telephone services while also providing a platform for the future introduction of a cellular network on the island.[2]

Allocations

Number range[3] Area Comments
1XX – 19XX non-geographic PSTN Service Numbers
9XX non-geographic Emergency Services
1XXXX Reserved Reserved for future Telephone Services
20XXX PSTN Services
21XXX PSTN Services
22XXX Jamestown, St Helena PSTN Services
23XXX - 25XXX PSTN Services
260XX – 261XX Information Service
262XX non-geographic Voice Messaging
263XX non-geographic Flexible Access
264XX - 29XXX PSTN Services
3XXXX Reserved for future Telephone Services
4XXXX Reserved for future Telephone Services
5XXXX non-geographic Mobile[4]
6XXXX non-geographic Mobile[4]
7XXXX Reserved for future Telephone Services
8XXXX Tristan Da Cunha Reserved for future Telephone Services
9XXXX Reserved for future Telephone Services

Tristan da Cunha

Although Tristan da Cunha shares the +290 code with St Helena, residents have access to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Telecommunications Network, provided by Global Crossing.[5] This uses a London 020 numbering range, meaning that numbers are accessed via the UK telephone numbering plan.[6]

See also

References

  1. Sure South Atlantic Ltd. (29 August 2013). "Change to 5 Digit Telephone Numbering Plan" (PDF). The Sentinel. p. 19. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  2. South Atlantic Media Services (20 June 2013). "Don't forget your number 2's" (PDF). The Sentinel. p. 9. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  3. http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/opb/sp/T-SP-OB.1030-2013-OAS-PDF-E.pdf
  4. 1 2 "Frequently Asked Questions". Sure South Atlantic Ltd. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  5. Global Crossing extends FCO network to Tristan da Cunha
  6. Tristan Da CunhaContact Information


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