Telephone numbers in South Sudan

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Telephone numbers in South Sudan
Location
Country South Sudan
Continent Africa
Access codes
Country code +211
International access 00

South Sudan uses a two digit mobile code along with a seven digit phone number. For international calls, South Sudan has been assigned the +211 code by the International Telecommunication Union.

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Before the secession in 2011, the area, later to be known as South Sudan, used Sudan's country-level calling code. After its secession as an independent state on 9 July 2011, South Sudan continued to use the country-level calling code of Sudan +249 until 1 October 2011. The United Nations recognized South Sudan on 14 July 2011, and in so the United Nations suggested the country-level calling code to become active by 16 July 2011. [1] The calling code went "live" on 1 October 2011. [2]

Service Provider codes

Each telephone service provider has a two-digit identifier. The first digit is 1 for fixed services, including wireline and fixed wireless, or 9 for GSM mobile services. [3]

Fixed Services ProviderIdentifierStatus
Sudani (fixed CDMA wireless)12active
Sudani (fixed landlines)18active
Vivacel (NOW)16not yet operational
Gemtel (Green Network)17not yet operational
Government Reserve19not yet operational
Mobile Service ProviderIdentifierStatus
ZAIN (South Sudan)91active
MTN (South Sudan)92active
Vivacel (NOW)95inactive
Gemtel (Green Network)97inactive
Digitel98active

National calls

Calls taking place inside of South Sudan have a simple format of mm nnn nnnn (where mm represents the mobile code and nnn nnnn represents the local number). An ITU is not required for national calls. For example, a person in South Sudan contacting another person in the same country with a mobile code of 55 and a local number of 555-5555 would have a telephone number of 55 555 5555. [4]

International calls

Inbound

Calls from outside South Sudan require a different dialing format to be used. International call prefixes, area codes, and phone numbers may vary. An inbound call has the format of +211 mm nnn nnnn (where mm represents the mobile code, and nnn nnnn represents the local number). The + represents the international call prefix used by the country where the call originates: for example, the United States and Canada use 011, and most other countries use 00. So for example, if someone from tried to call to the number 55-555-5555 in South Sudan from the United States, then one would use 011 211 55 555 5555. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "New country, new number: Country code 211 officially assigned to South Sudan" (Press release). International Telecommunication Union. 14 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  2. "South Sudan Code +211 Goes Live". Gurtong. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  3. International Telecommunication Union (28 April 2012). "National Numbering Plans : South Sudan" . Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  4. "How to Call South Sudan from South Sudan". How to call abroad. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  5. "South Sudan Mobile Code". Country Calling Codes. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  6. "How to call South Sudan". How to call abroad. Retrieved 20 October 2016.