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]AreaComments
1XX – 19XXnon-geographicPSTN Service Numbers
9XXnon-geographicEmergency Services
1XXXXReservedReserved for future Telephone Services
20XXXPSTN Services
21XXXPSTN Services
22XXXJamestown, St HelenaPSTN Services
23XXX - 25XXXPSTN Services
260XX – 261XXInformation Service
262XXnon-geographicVoice Messaging
263XXnon-geographicFlexible Access
264XX - 29XXXPSTN Services
3XXXXReserved for future Telephone Services
4XXXXReserved for future Telephone Services
5XXXXnon-geographicMobile[4]
6XXXXnon-geographicMobile[4]
7XXXXReserved for future Telephone Services
8XXXXTristan Da CunhaReserved for future Telephone Services
9XXXXReserved 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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