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Country Code: +502
International Call Prefix: 00
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- ↑ "Bahrain TRA Website". Tra.org.bh. 2010-10-25. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- ↑ "Bahrain Numbering Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- 1 2 "Batelco Website". Batelco.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- 1 2 "Zain Home". Archived from the original on 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- 1 2 "Viva Website". Viva.com.bh. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- ↑ "National Numbering Blocks". Tra.org.bh. Archived from the original on 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- ↑ "Etisalcom Website". etisalcom.com. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ↑ "Kalam Website". Kalaam-telecom.com. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- ↑ "Infonas Website". infonas.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ↑ "Lightspeed Communications". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
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