| 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 between landline, 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, the area code and an extra 2 were added at the beginning of the number, or between the area code and the 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 landline, 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]