Telephone numbers in Mauritius

Telephone numbers in Mauritius

Location of Mauritius
Country	Mauritius
Continent	Africa
Regulator	Information and Communication Technologies Authority of Mauritius
Numbering plan type	Closed
NSN length	Landline: 7 Mobile: 8
Format	Landline: xxx xxxx Mobile: 5 xxx xxxx
Numbering plan	National Numbering Plan Mauritius
Last updated	23 March, 2018
Country code	+230
International access	00
Long-distance	n/a

Telephone numbers in Mauritius follow a closed numbering plan and are regulated by the Information and Communication Technologies Authority.

Numbering details

Mauritian phone numbers are seven (landline) to eight digits (mobile) long. Landline numbers begin with 2 (north), 4 (central), or 6 (south). Mobile numbers begin with the digit 5 or 7. ^{[1] [2]}

Calling formats

To call a Mauritius mobile phone, the following format is used:

• 5 123 4567 Calls inside Mauritius
• [phone] Calls from outside Mauritius

To call a Mauritius fixed line, the following format is used:

• 123 4567 Calls inside Mauritius
• [phone] Calls from outside Mauritius

References

1. "How to call Mauritius (country code +230)". howtophoneto.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
2. "Telecom Numbering". icta.mu. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

External links

• Information and Communications Technologies Authority (ICTA – Telecommunications regulator for Mauritius