| Country | Chile |
|---|---|
| Continent | South America |
| Regulator | SUBTEL |
| Numbering plan type | Closed |
| NSN length | 9 |
| Country code | 56 |
| International access | 1xx0 |
| Long-distance | none |
The following telephone numbers in Chile are geographic area codes for all national and international calls terminating in Chile.
No geographic area codes exist in Chile; all calls within Chile are considered local calls. All numbers contain 9 digits and there is no difference among land-line, mobile and VoIP
In 2012 and 2013, land lines were renumbered, with an additional digit (2) prepended. [1] The change was rolled out gradually by area code; first in Santiago (Region Metropolitana) and Arica in late 2012, then throughout all remaining regions between March and July 2013.
During that transitional period, when calling a landline, area code and an extra 2 were added at the beginning of the number, or between the area code and number. E.g. a formerly seven-digit Santiago number (02) XXX XXXX became 22X XXX XXX, and a formerly six digit Punta Arenas number (061) YYY YYY became 612 YYY YYY.
The process was completed in September 2016.
Number portability is available across the entire telephone network in Chile, [2] so users can freely move from one service provider to another without changing their telephone number, regardless of connection technology, whether land-line, mobile, or VoIP. Therefore, a number beginning with "8" or "9" no longer denotes that it is a mobile telephone number.
There is a group of special numbers for public services, and they are in the format 1XY. The most important ones are:
In Chile it is necessary to choose the carrier for international long-distance calls every time and therefore to obtain the best rate for any destination. Long-distance carriers have a prefix that must be dialed when calling long distance: XXX + 0 + country code + area + phone
The carrier codes are: [4]
Mobile telephone numbers do not have a specific starting digit. [5]