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Country Code: +240
International Call Prefix: 00
Trunk Prefix:
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References
- ↑ White Book, Volume 2, Part 1, International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee, International Telecommunication Union, 1969, page 29
- ↑ International Numbering Resources: National Numbering Plans: Eswatini, ITU-T
- ↑ EPTC eight-digit numbers launched next month, Fanyana Mabuza, The Swazi Observer , January 4, 2011
- ↑ "Eswantini 2010 expansion". www.wtng.info.
- ↑ Pretoria Telephone Directory, Department of Posts and Telecommunications, 1991, page 21
- ↑ Swaziland Telephone Directory, Department of Posts and Telecommunications, 1986, page A-8
- ↑ Swaziland Telephone Directory, Department of Posts and Telecommunications, 1990, page c
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