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12 Mar, 2008
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka
, Colombo, announces that Sri Lanka will be implementing in several phases
a new numbering plan of ten digits, as from 1 June 2003. The changes and
the effective dates of the phases with regard to the under mentioned
services are summarized as follows:
A) Fixed Services (Sri Lanka Telecom Ltd.)
Phase 1 – Effective date: 1 June 2003
Locality |
Area Code |
Existing Subscriber Numbers |
New Subscriber Numbers |
Remarks |
Colombo
|
01 |
2XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“2” added to numbers starting with digit “2” |
Mannar |
023 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
Panadura |
038 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
Phase 2 – Effective date: 28 June 2003
Locality |
Area Code |
Existing Subscriber Numbers |
New Subscriber Numbers |
Remarks |
Galle |
09 |
2X XXX |
222 XXXX |
“22” added to numbers starting with digit “2” |
Gampaha |
033 |
2X XXX |
222 XXXX |
“22” added to numbers starting with digit “2” |
Hambantota |
047 |
2X XXX |
222 XXXX |
“22” added to numbers starting with digit “2” |
Kalutara |
034 |
2X XXX |
222 XXXX |
“22” added to numbers starting with digit “2” |
Kurunegala |
037 |
2X XXX |
222 XXXX |
“22” added to numbers starting with digit “2” |
Ratnapura |
045 |
2X XXX |
222 XXXX |
“22” added to numbers starting with digit “2” |
Kandy |
08 |
2XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“2”added to numbers starting with digit “2” |
Phase 3 – Effective date: 9 August 2003
Locality |
Area Code |
Existing Subscriber Numbers |
New Subscriber Numbers |
Remarks |
Trincomalee |
026 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
Phase 4 – Effective date: 16 August 2003
Locality |
Area Code |
Existing Subscriber Numbers |
New Subscriber Numbers |
Remarks |
Colombo
|
01 |
3XX XXX to
|
23X XXXX to
|
“2” added to all numbers |
Kalutara
|
034 |
6X XXX
|
226 XXXX
|
“22” added to numbers |
Phase 5 – Effective date: 30 August 2003
Locality |
Area Code |
Existing Subscriber Numbers |
New Subscriber Numbers |
Remarks |
Ampara |
063 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
Anuradhapura |
025 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
Awissawella |
036 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
Badulla |
055 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
Bandarawela |
057 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
Batticaloa |
065 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
Chilaw |
032 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
Hatton |
051 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
Kalmunai |
067 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
Kegalle |
035 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
Matale |
066 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
Nawalapitiya |
054 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
Negombo |
031 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
Nuwara Eliya |
052 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
Polonnaruwa |
027 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
Vavuniya |
024 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
Locality |
Area Code |
Existing Subscriber Numbers |
New Subscriber Numbers |
Remarks |
Galle |
09 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to numbers starting with a digit other than “2” |
Gampaha |
033 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to numbers starting with a digit other than “2” |
Hambantota |
047 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to numbers starting with a digit other than “2” |
Kurunegala |
037 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to numbers starting with a digit other than “2” |
Ratnapura |
045 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to numbers starting with a digit other than “2” |
Kalutara |
034 |
3X XXX
|
223 XXXX
|
“22” added to numbers starting with digits as indicated |
Kandy |
08 |
XXX XXX |
2XX XXXX |
“2” added to numbers starting with a digit other than “2” |
Phase 7 – Effective date: 4 October 2003
Locality |
Area Code |
Existing Subscriber Numbers |
New Subscriber Numbers |
Remarks |
Matara |
041 |
XX XXX |
22X XXXX |
“22” added to all numbers |
System |
Existing Code |
New Code |
Existing Number |
New Numbers |
Remarks |
Overlay Network for the whole country- Non geographic |
070 |
060 |
XXX XXX |
2XX XXXX |
“2” added to all numbers |
NOTE – The telephone numbers in the Jaffna Area with the Area code “021” have already been changed to ten digits in September 2002.
Phase 8 – Effective date: 18 October 2003
Locality |
Area Code |
New Area Code |
Remarks |
Colombo |
01 |
011 |
“1” added to area code |
Kandy |
08 |
081 |
“1” added to area code |
Galle |
09 |
091 |
“1” added to area code |
B) Private Networks
Phase 9 – Effective date: 1 November 2003
Private Networks |
Existing Code |
New Code |
Existing Number |
New Number |
Remarks |
Sri Lankan Airlines |
073 |
01973 |
XXXX |
3X XXX |
“3” will be added. |
C) Wireless Local Loop (WLL) services
Phase 10 – Effective date: 8 November 2003
Conversion of the Wireless Local Loop (WLL) non-geographic numbering to geographic numbering.
Presently:
074 – Suntel Ltd.
075 – Lanka Bell (Pvt) Ltd.
Area |
Existing Number with Access Code |
New Number with Area Code |
Remarks |
Ampara |
074 89X XXX
|
063 489 XXXX
|
|
Avissawella |
074 27X XXX
|
036 427 XXXX
|
|
Anuradhapura |
074 58Y XXX
|
025 458 YXXX
|
Y=0, 1 |
Badulla |
074 499 XXX
|
055 449 9XXX
|
|
Bandarawela |
074 496 XXX
|
057 449 6XXX
|
|
Batticaloa |
074 88X XXX
|
065 488 XXXX
|
|
Colombo |
074 2YX XXX
|
011 42Y XXXX
|
Y=0 to 6
|
Chilaw |
074 86X XXX
|
032 486 XXXX
|
|
Galle |
074 38X XXX
|
091 438 XXXX
|
|
Gampaha |
074 67X XXX
|
033 467 XXXX
|
|
Hambantota |
074 37X XXX
|
047 437 XXXX
|
|
Hatton |
074 45X XXX
|
051 445 XXXX
|
|
Jaffna |
074 59Y XXX
|
021 459 YXXX
|
Y=0 to 4 |
Kalutara |
074 28X XXX
|
034 428 XXXX
|
|
Kandy |
074 4YX XXX,
|
081 44Y XXXX
|
|
Kalmunai |
074 89X XXX
|
067 489 XXXX
|
|
Kegalle |
074 68X XXX
|
035 468 XXXX
|
|
Kurunegala |
074 69X XXX
|
037 469 XXXX
|
|
Matara |
074 39X XXX
|
041 439 XXXX
|
|
Matale |
074 46X XXX
|
066 446 XXXX
|
|
Mannar |
074 598 XXX
|
023 459 8XXX
|
|
Nawalapitiyta |
074 459 XXX
|
054 445 9XXX
|
|
Negombo |
074 87X XXX
|
031 487 XXXX
|
|
Nuwara Eliya |
074 490 XXX
|
052 449 XXXX
|
|
Panadura |
074 29X XXX
|
038 429 XXXX
|
|
Polonnaruwa |
074 599 XXX
|
027 459 9XXX
|
|
Ratnapura |
074 36X XXX
|
045 436 XXXX
|
|
Trincomalee |
074 59Y XXX
|
026 459 YXXX
|
Y=5 to 7 |
Vavuniya |
074 589 XXX
|
024 458 9XXX
|
|
D) Cellular Mobile Services
The numbers of the four Cellular Service Providers will be changed as
Operator |
Code |
Existing Numbers |
New Numbers |
Effective Date of Change |
Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd. |
071 |
XXX XXX |
2XX XXXX |
7 June 2003 |
Celltel (Pvt) Ltd. |
072 |
XXX XXX |
2XX XXXX |
31 May 2003 |
MTN Networks (Pvt) Ltd.
|
077 |
XXX XXX |
7XX XXXX |
Carried out in 2002 |
Lanka Cellular Services Ltd. (Hutchison) |
078 |
XXX XXX |
XXX XXXX |
1 August 2003 (Subject to confirmation) |
Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd |
075 |
XXX XXXX |
|
22 Jun, 2006
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), Colombo, announces the following number block allocation for telecommunication operations in Sri Lanka:
Service |
Operator |
Number series |
Fixed using CDMA technology |
Dialog Broadband (Pvt) Ltd |
7XX XXXX |
PSTN – payphone operations |
SLTL
|
992 XXXX
|
All other number series in 99 number blocks are reserved for future requirements.
A new company called TRITEL has been licensed to operate only a payphone system. No incoming calls are allowed to payphones in Sri Lanka.
17 Aug, 2009
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, Colombo, announces that Sri Lanka Telecom Ltd (SLTL) is changing its CDMA telephone numbers (fixed service) to be consistent with the numbering of other fixed service operators.
This change is illustrated in the example below and will be effective from 0000 hours, on 15 September 2009.
Example: Within the Greater Colombo Area, existing access code “060” will be replaced by new geographical area code ”011” and the first digit ”2” of existing subscriber number will be replaced by digit ”3”. Other digits remain the same.
Existing CDMA number |
New CDMA number |
Date |
||
Access code |
Subscriber number |
New area code |
New subscriber number |
|
060 |
2 XXXXXX |
011 |
3 XXXXXX |
15.IX.2009 |
Number level 3 XXXXXX has been allocated for Sri Lanka Telecom Limited (SLTL).
Contact:
Eng. W.D. De Alwis
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission
276, Elvitigala Mawatha
COLOMBO 08
Sri Lanka
Tel: +94 11 2689345
Fax: +94 11 2689341
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: www.trc.gov.lk
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