Telephone numbers in Spain
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Location | |
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Country | Spain |
Continent | Europe |
Regulator | CMT |
Type | closed |
Access codes | |
Country code | +34 |
International access | 00 |
Long-distance | none |
TheSpanish telephone numbering planis the allocation oftelephone numbersinSpain.It was previously regulated by the Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones (CMT), but is now regulated by theComisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia(CNMC).
History
[edit]Before 1998, local telephone calls could be made using only the subscriber's number without the area code, while the trunk code '9' was omitted when calling from outsideSpain,e.g.:[1]
xx[x] xx xx (within the same province) 9xxxxx xxx (within Spain) +34 xxxxx xxx (outside Spain)
International calls were made by dialling the international access code07,waiting for a tone, and then dialling the country code.[2]However, calls toGibraltarwere made using the prefix '956' for the province ofCádiz,followed by the digit '7', instead of the country code+350,e.g.:[3]
7xx xxx (from Cádiz) 956 7xx xxx (from the rest of Spain)
Similarly, calls toAndorrawere made using the prefix '973' for the province ofLleidafollowed by the digit '8',[4]e.g.:
8xx xxx (from Lleida) 9738xx xxx (from Spain)
It was also possible to call Andorra from other countries via Spain using the prefix +34 738 instead of via France using the prefix +33 628.[5]However, on 17 December 1994, Andorra adopted its own country code+376,with '8' being added to the subscriber's five-digit number, meaning that international dialling was required from Spain, e.g.:[6]
9738xx xxx (before 17 December 1994) 073768xx xxx (after 17 December 1994)
Mobile phone numbers began with the prefix '90x' or '9x9', e.g.:[7]
9x9xxx xxx (within Spain) +34 x9xxx xxx (outside Spain)
Current numbering plan
[edit]On 1 December 1998,Spainchanged to a new telephone numbering plan.[8]Under theclosed numbering planwith the trunk prefix '9' being incorporated into the subscriber's number, so that a nine-digit number was used for all calls, e.g.:[9]
9xxxxx xxx (within Spain) +34 9xxxxx xxx (outside Spain)
Mobiles similarly changed, and were now prefixed with the digit '6':
608xxx xxx (within Spain before 1998) +34 08xxx xxx (outside Spain before 1998) +34 608xxx xxx (since 1998)[10]
New numbering ranges have also since been introduced:
10xxCarrier selection codes 5xx xxx xxxPersonal Numbering 7yx xxx xxx(since 2009–2010; noteycannot be 0 (zero) because this is allocated as apersonal number,see below) 8xx xxx xxxGeographic expansion 800 xxx xxxFreephone 900 xxx xxxFreephone 80x xxx xxxShared-cost 90x xxx xxxShared-cost
Spain's international access code also changed from07to00,but this did not affect dialling arrangements for calls toGibraltar,with the 9567 prefix being retained.[11]In addition, it was possible to call Gibraltar from other countries via Spain using the prefix +34 9567.[12]However, on 10 February 2007, Spain adopted the international prefix 00350 for all calls to Gibraltar, thereby bringing end to adispute between Gibraltar and Spain.[13]Consequently, numbers with the prefix 9567 were withdrawn from use, and made available for reassignment to subscribers in Spain.[14]
Mobile phones
[edit]Mobile phone numbers begin with 6 or 7, followed by 8 digits (6xx xxx xxx or 7yx xxx xxx), where y can be 1 to 9, not 0 (zero). Note, numbers starting with 70 are personal numbers which can be re-directed to any other number by the personal owner. Since the blocks of mobile phone numbers are allocated according to demand from the service providers, there is not necessarily a unique service provider indicated by the three digit numbering group (6xx or 7yx).
In October 2009, new legislation was approved to grant the allocation of up to 80,000,000 new numbers beginning with number 7 (followed by 8 digits) to supplement the existing group beginning with number 6 (followed by 8 digits); due to the lack of available numbers to satisfy the increasing demand for mobile phone and other mobile / wireless services.[15]
Personal numbering
[edit]Personal numbersare used as redirection IDs. The owner of a personal number may request, for example, any call to its personal number to be redirected to any other number it wants.
Personal numbers begin with 5, followed by 8 digits.
Other numbers
[edit]- Numbers starting with 2, 3, 4, 5, and 99 are reserved.
- Numbers starting with 0 and 1 are used to compose short numbers or for prefixes. For example, three-digit numbers starting with 0 are for emergency and services to the citizen.
- Non-emergency numbers are 010 for requesting information to thecity council,012 to theregional government,and 060 to thenational government.
- 016, implemented in 2007 by the national government, is a telephone number meant for reporting cases ofviolence against women.Calls to this number do not appear in the phone bill.[16]
- 112 is thegeneric emergency number.Specificemergency numbersare 061 formedical emergencies(only some of theautonomous communitiesoffer this number, elsewhere 112 must be called), 062 for theCivil Guard,080 or 085 for thefire brigade(depending on the province), 091 for theNational Police,092 for themunicipal police.
- Five-digit numbers starting with 118 are information numbers.
- Numbers starting with 80 and 90, then a number different from 0, are used for premium rates, toll free, and internet access numbers.
- 905 numbers are supposed to be used for voting systems. Calls have a limited duration (typically 3 minutes), and are charged a fixed rate per call. They are often used in TV shows as a substitutive of 80 numbers, both for image reasons and because operators are not obliged to block them on a user request, as 80 numbers are.[17]
- Until 2003, 906 used to be the prefix forpremium rate calls,where thecalling partypays a fixed amount of money per minute and are lucrative for thecalled party.In that year, 906 was discontinued and split in three: 803 forphone sex,806 for entertainment, gambling and various services such asdivination,and 807 forprofessional servicessuch as legal and medical advice.[18][19]
- 908 and 909 were designed to be the numbers fordial-up Internet access.However, they have been widely replaced bydigital subscriber lineand fasterInternet accesstechnologies. 907 was the prefix for dial-up access topremium ratewebsites.
- 800 and 900 numbers are freephone numbers in Spain. The called party pays the cost of the call.[19]
- 901 and 902 numbers are Non Geographic Numbers. These have been widely introduced by the call centres of large multinational European businesses. Unlike other normal Spanish phone numbers beginning 910 onwards, 901 and 902 numbers are always excluded from inclusive call bundles on Spanish landlines and mobiles. In 901 lines, the cost of the call is shared between the calling party and the receiver; in a 902, the calling party pays all the cost of the call.[19]902 numbers are extremely expensive to call from Spanish mobiles. 901 and 902 numbers are also premium rated if calling Spain from overseas and low cost international call carriers to Spain normally refuse to connect calls to 901 and 902 numbers.
Area codes
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National Destination Code | Max length | Min length | Category or province |
---|---|---|---|
0 | 3 | 3 | Short Number |
00 | 2 | 2 | International Prefix |
1 | 4 | 4 | Short Number |
103 | 6 | 4 | Operator Selection |
104 | 6 | 4 | Operator Selection |
105 | 6 | 4 | Operator Selection |
107 | 6 | 4 | Operator Selection |
112 | 3 | 3 | Emergency Services |
118 | 5 | 5 | Directory assistance |
5 | 9 | 9 | Personal NumberingSystem |
6 | 9 | 9 | Mobile phones |
70 | 9 | 9 | Personal NumberingSystem |
71 | 9 | 9 | Mobile phones |
72 | 9 | 9 | Mobile phones |
73 | 9 | 9 | Mobile phones |
74 | 9 | 9 | Mobile phones |
75 | 9 | 9 | Mobile phones |
76 | 9 | 9 | Mobile phones |
77 | 9 | 9 | Mobile phones |
78 | 9 | 9 | Mobile phones |
79 | 9 | 9 | Mobile phones |
800 | 9 | 9 | Toll Free |
803 | 9 | 9 | Premium Rate (adult services) |
806 | 9 | 9 | Premium Rate (entertaining service) |
807 | 9 | 9 | Premium Rate (professional services) |
822 | 9 | 9 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
824 | 9 | 9 | Badajoz |
828 | 9 | 9 | Las Palmas |
843 | 9 | 9 | Gipuzkoa |
848 | 9 | 9 | Navarre |
850 | 9 | 9 | Almería |
856 | 9 | 9 | Cádiz |
858 | 9 | 9 | Granada |
868 | 9 | 9 | Murcia |
871 | 9 | 9 | Balearic Islands |
872 | 9 | 9 | Girona |
873 | 9 | 9 | Lleida |
876 | 9 | 9 | Zaragoza |
877 | 9 | 9 | Tarragona |
881 | 9 | 9 | A Coruña |
882 | 9 | 9 | Lugo |
886 | 9 | 9 | Pontevedra |
900 | 9 | 9 | Toll Free |
901 | 9 | 9 | Shared-cost call |
902 | 9 | 9 | National Rate |
905 | 9 | 9 | Telephone Voting System |
907 | 9 | 9 | Premium Rate (data systems) |
908 | 9 | 9 | Internet Access |
909 | 9 | 9 | Internet Access |
911 | 9 | 9 | Madrid(Segovia and Guadalajara until 1993) |
912 | 9 | 9 | Madrid |
913 | 9 | 9 | Madrid |
914 | 9 | 9 | Madrid |
915 | 9 | 9 | Madrid |
916 | 9 | 9 | Madrid |
917 | 9 | 9 | Madrid |
918 | 9 | 9 | Madrid(Ávila until 1993) |
920 | 9 | 9 | Ávila |
921 | 9 | 9 | Segovia |
922 | 9 | 9 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
923 | 9 | 9 | Salamanca |
924 | 9 | 9 | Badajoz |
925 | 9 | 9 | Toledo |
926 | 9 | 9 | Ciudad Real |
927 | 9 | 9 | Cáceres |
928 | 9 | 9 | Las Palmas |
931 | 9 | 9 | Barcelona |
932 | 9 | 9 | Barcelona |
933 | 9 | 9 | Barcelona |
934 | 9 | 9 | Barcelona |
935 | 9 | 9 | Barcelona |
936 | 9 | 9 | Barcelona |
937 | 9 | 9 | Barcelona |
938 | 9 | 9 | Barcelona |
940 | 9 | 9 | Pager Services |
941 | 9 | 9 | La Rioja |
942 | 9 | 9 | Cantabria |
943 | 9 | 9 | Gipuzkoa |
944 | 9 | 9 | Biscay |
945 | 9 | 9 | Álava |
946 | 9 | 9 | Biscay |
947 | 9 | 9 | Burgos |
948 | 9 | 9 | Navarre |
949 | 9 | 9 | Guadalajara |
950 | 9 | 9 | Almería |
951 | 9 | 9 | Málaga |
952 | 9 | 9 | Málaga |
953 | 9 | 9 | Jaén |
954 | 9 | 9 | Seville |
955 | 9 | 9 | Seville |
956 | 9 | 9 | Cádiz |
957 | 9 | 9 | Córdoba |
958 | 9 | 9 | Granada |
959 | 9 | 9 | Huelva |
960 | 9 | 9 | Valencia |
961 | 9 | 9 | Valencia,Center of province |
962 | 9 | 9 | Valencia,South of province |
963 | 9 | 9 | Valencia,City and surroundings |
964 | 9 | 9 | Castellón |
965 | 9 | 9 | Alicante |
966 | 9 | 9 | Alicante |
967 | 9 | 9 | Albacete |
968 | 9 | 9 | Murcia |
969 | 9 | 9 | Cuenca |
971 | 9 | 9 | Balearic Islands |
972 | 9 | 9 | Girona |
973 | 9 | 9 | Lleida |
974 | 9 | 9 | Huesca |
975 | 9 | 9 | Soria |
976 | 9 | 9 | Zaragoza |
977 | 9 | 9 | Tarragona |
978 | 9 | 9 | Teruel |
979 | 9 | 9 | Palencia |
980 | 9 | 9 | Zamora |
981 | 9 | 9 | A Coruña |
982 | 9 | 9 | Lugo |
983 | 9 | 9 | Valladolid |
984 | 9 | 9 | Asturias |
985 | 9 | 9 | Asturias |
986 | 9 | 9 | Pontevedra |
987 | 9 | 9 | León |
988 | 9 | 9 | Ourense |
References
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- ^Gold, Peter (2005).Gibraltar: British Or Spanish?.Psychology Press. p. 359.ISBN978-0-415-34795-2.
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- ^El MundoArchived15 June 2020 at theWayback Machine.El 016, el teléfono confidencial para maltratadas que no deja huella
- ^Unión de Consumidores de España (UCE) denuncia los números 905,Diputación de Huelva,24 October 2007
- ^"Los teléfonos 906 se convierten desde hoy en 806 salvo para acceder a la Red".El País(in Spanish). 1 October 2003.ISSN1134-6582.Retrieved11 August2023.
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External links
[edit]- CMNC - National Commission of Markets and Competition (Spanish)
- Spanish Numbering plan from CMT/Previous Spanish Communications Regulator (Spanish)
- Operator codes assigned to each network - Due to portability it can change - Registration Needed
- Downloadable list of phone numbers (Spanish)
- Real Decreto 2296/2004, de 10 de diciembre (Spanish)
- Resolución de 30 de junio de 2005, de la Secretaría de Estado de Telecomunicaciones y para la Sociedad de la Información por la que se atribuyen recursos públicos de numeración al servicio telefónico fijo disponible al público y a los servicios vocales nómadas, y se adjudican determinados indicativos provinciales (Spanish)