Country Code: +226
International Call Prefix: 00
Trunk Prefix:
The NSN length is eight digits.
LIST OF MOBILE ALLOCATION CHANGES SINCE 2004 [1] | |
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Operator | New Numbers AB PQ MC DU |
ONATEL SA | 60 00 XXXX - 60 99 XXXX |
61 20 XXXX - 61 39 XXXX | |
61 60 XXXX - 61 79 XXXX | |
61 80 XXXX - 61 99 XXXX | |
Telecel FASO SA | 6830 XXXX - 6839 XXXX |
AIRTEL BURKINA FASO S.A. | 65 00 XXXX – 65 09 XXXX |
66 80 XXXX – 66 99 XXXX | |
77 40 XXXX - 77 69 XXXX | |
77 90 XXXX - 77 99 XXXX | |
TELECEL FASO S.A. | 68 00 XXXX - 68 29 XXXX |
79 84 XXXX - 79 99 XXXX |
LIST OF MOBILE ALLOCATIONS IN 2004 [1] | |
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Operator | New numbers AB PQ MC DU |
TELMOB SA | 70 00 XXXX – 70 05 XXXX |
70 10 XXXX – 70 45 XXXX | |
70 50 XXXX – 70 55 XXXX | |
70 60 XXXX – 70 99 XXXX | |
71 00 XXXX – 71 40 XXXX | |
71 81 XXXX – 71 99 XXXX | |
72 00 XXXX – 72 19 XXXX | |
72 20 XXXX – 72 99 XXXX | |
73 00 XXXX – 73 19 XXXX | |
73 22 XXXX – 73 41 XXXX | |
73.52 XXXX – 73.91 XXXX | |
CELTEL BURKINA FASO S.A | 74 00 XXXX – 74 99 XXXX |
75 00 XXXX – 75 19 XXXX | |
75 30 XXXX – 75 49 XXXX | |
75 60 XXXX – 75 99 XXXX | |
76 00 XXXX – 76 28 XXXX | |
76 31 XXXX – 76 99 XXXX | |
77 20 XXXX – 77 29 XXXX | |
AIRTEL BURKINA FASO S.A. | 77 00 XXXX – 77 19 XXXX |
77 30 XXXX – 77 39 XXXX | |
TELECEL FASO S.A. | 78 00 XXXX – 78 13 XXXX |
78 37 XXXX – 78 61 XXXX | |
78 72.XXXX – 78 79 XXXX | |
78 80 XXXX – 78 87 XXXX | |
78 90 XXXX – 78 99 XXXX | |
79 00 XXXX – 79 09 XXXX | |
79 13 XXXX | |
79 24 XXXX – 79 68 XXXX |
There is no record of what the old mobile number allocations were, or how these map to the new number ranges.
LIST OF FIXED LINE CHANGES IN 2004 [1] | |||
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Area | Former numbers PQ MC DU | New numbers AB PQ MC DU | |
1 | - | 20 49 XXXX | |
52 XX XX | 20 52 XX XX | ||
53 XX XX | 20 53 XX XX | ||
90 XX XX | 20 90 XX XX | ||
91 XX XX | 20 91 XX XX | ||
- | 20 96 XXXX | ||
97 XX XX | 20 97 XX XX | ||
98 XX XX | 20 98 XX XX | ||
99 XX XX | 20 99 XX XX | ||
2 | 30 XX XX | 50 30 XX XX | |
31 XX XX | 50 31 XX XX | ||
32 XX XX | 50 32 XX XX | ||
33 XX XX | 50 33 XX XX | ||
34 XX XX | 50 34 XX XX | ||
35 XX XX | 50 35 XX XX | ||
36 XX XX | 50 36 XX XX | ||
37 XX XX | 50 37 XX XX | ||
38 XX XX | 50 38 XX XX | ||
39 XX XX | 50 39 XX XX | ||
40 XX XX | 50 40 XX XX | ||
41 XX XX | 50 41 XX XX | ||
42 XX XX | 50 42 XX XX | ||
43 XX XX | 50 43 XX XX | ||
44 XX XX | 50 44 XX XX | ||
- | 50 45 XX XX | ||
- | 50 46 XX XX | ||
- | 50 47 XX XX | ||
3 | 45 XX XX | 40 45 XX XX | |
46 XX XX | 40 46 XX XX | ||
- | 40 49 XX XX | ||
55 XX XX | 40 55 XX XX | ||
70 XX XX | 40 70 XX XX | ||
71 XX XX | 40 71 XX XX | ||
77 XX XX | 40 77 XX XX | ||
79 XX XX | 40 79 XX XX |
LIST OF AREA CODES | |
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Area/City | Area Code |
Banfora | xx88 |
Dédougou | xx52 |
Diébougou | xx86 |
Dori | xx66 |
Fada | 4077 |
Gaoua | xx87 |
Kantchari | 4079 |
Kaya | 4045 or 2049 |
Koudougou | 5044 |
Koupéla | 4070 |
Orodara | 2096 |
Ouagadougou | 5030 – 5038 |
Ouahigouya | 4055 or xx56 |
Tenkodogo | 4071 |
Tougan | 2053 or xx54 |
2052 | |
2090 | |
2091 | |
2097 | |
2098 | |
2099 | |
5039 | |
5040 | |
5041 | |
5042 | |
5043 | |
5046 | |
5047 | |
4046 |
Telecommunications in Burkina Faso include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
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