Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Continent | Asia |
| Regulator | Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka |
| Type | Open |
| NSN length | 7 |
| Typical format | 0XX-XXXXXXX (10 digits) |
| Access codes | |
| Country calling code | +94 |
| International call prefix | 00 |
| Trunk prefix | 0 |
Emergency Services[1]
- 110 - Fire and Rescue Service
- 112 - Police Emergency Service (Mobile)
- 114 - Operational Commander Colombo (Sri Lanka Army)
- 116 - Sri Lanka Air Force Emergency Service
- 117 - Disaster Management Call Centre
- 118 - National Help Desk (Ministry of Defence)
- 119 - Police Emergency Service
- 1990 - Free 1990 Suwaseriya Emergency Ambulance Service Emergency Service[2]
4 Digit Short Codes
- Short Codes in 19XX Range for Government Organizations
- Short Codes in 13XX Range for Private Sector Organizations
Fixed line Operator Hotlines
- 1777 - Dialog
- 1575 - Lanka Bell
- 1212 - Sri Lanka Telecom
Fixed line (landline) codes
Fixed Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the xxx y zzzzzz format where:
- "xxx" represents the area code. All area codes begin with 0.
- "y" represents the operator code for fixed (landline) numbers.
- "zzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of six digits.
Area codes
Operator codes
| Area code | Operator code |
Operator | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0xx | 0 | Lanka Bell | Fixed LTE |
| 1 | - | - | |
| 2 | Sri Lanka Telecom | Fixed Fibre/Copper | |
| 3 | Fixed CDMA/LTE | ||
| 4 | Dialog Axiata | Fixed LTE | |
| 5 | Lanka Bell | Fixed CDMA | |
| 6 | - | - | |
| 7 | Dialog Axiata | Fixed LTE | |
| 8 | - | - | |
| 9 | Tritel | Public Payphones |
Mobile operator codes
Mobile numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the xxx zzzzzzz format where:
- "xxx" represents the mobile operator code when contacting a mobile number. All mobile operator codes begin with 07.
- "zzzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of seven digits.
| Code | Operator |
|---|---|
| 070 | Mobitel |
| 071 | |
| 072 | Hutch *(previously used by Etisalat)[8] |
| 073 | N/A |
| 074 | Dialog *A market speculation. To be confirmed. |
| 075 | Airtel |
| 076 | Dialog |
| 077 | |
| 078 | Hutch |
| 079 | N/A |
* Hutch has acquired Etisalat[8] on 30 November 2018.
- Mobile phone users must always enter area codes when dialing a fixed (landline) number
Dialling into Sri Lanka
To Fixed telephone
To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx y zzzzzz format where:
- "+" is the international call prefix (usually 00).
- "94" is Sri Lanka's country code.
- "xx" represents the area code. (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka)
- "y" represents the operator code.
- "zzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of six digits.
To Mobile phone
To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx zzzzzzz format where:
- "+" is the international call prefix (usually 00).
- "94" is Sri Lanka's country code.
- "xx" represents the mobile operator code (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka).
- "zzzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of seven digits.
See also
- Telecommunications in Sri Lanka
- ISO 3166-2:LK
- Postal codes in Sri Lanka
- Subdivisions of Sri Lanka
References
- "Emergency Services". www.srilanka.travel.
- Suwaseriya Emergency-Ambulance-Service now-available-in-7-provinces/45-667765 "1990 Suwaseriya Emergency Ambulance Service now available in 7 provinces | Daily FT" Check
|url=value (help). www.ft.lk. - "contact us - Airtel Sri Lanka". AIRTEL.
- "Hotline Tariffs". www.dialog.lk.
- "Hutchison Telecommunications Sri Lanka | The best 4G Internet provider Contact".
- "Contact Us | Mobitel". www.mobitel.lk.
- "CK Hutchison finalises Sri Lanka deal". Mobile World Live.
External links
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