On February 1, 2004 Moldova introduced a new closed telephone numbering plan with an open dialing plan.[1] The country code is +373, adopted in 1993.[2] Previously, when Moldova was part of the Soviet Union, it used the country code +7 and the area code 0422.[3]
 Administrative division of Moldova corresponding to geographical numbers prefix division | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Country | Moldova |
| Continent | Europe |
| Regulator | ANRCETIS |
| Type | Closed |
| NSN length | 10( with 0
and 9digits) |
| Format | 0ABCDEFGHI |
| Access codes | |
| Country code | +373 |
| International access | 00 |
| Long-distance | 0 |
Numbering scheme
editTelephone numbers in Moldova follow an open numbering plan and consist of 8 national significant numbers (NSN). The National Significant Number consists of 2-3 digits for the National Destination Code and 5-6 digits for the Subscriber Number (SN).
National destination code
editNational destination codes are allocated as follows:[4]
| N(S)N Format |
Assignment | Number types |
| 1XX | Special service numbers | |
| 2XX | Fixed-line telephony | Geographic |
| 3XX | ||
| 4XX | Long-term strategic reserve | |
| 5XX | ||
| 6XX | Mobile telephony | Non-geographic |
| 7XX | ||
| 8XX | Freephone and shared-cost services | Non-geographic |
| 9XX | Premium services | Non-geographic |
The trunk prefix in Moldova is 0.
Area codes
edit| List of area codes[5] | |
|---|---|
| Area Code[6] | Area/City |
| 210 and 310 | Grigoriopol |
| 215 and 315 | Dubasari |
| 216 and 316 | Camenca |
| 219 and 319 | Dnestrovsc |
| 22 and 32 | Chișinău |
| 230 and 330 | Soroca |
| 231 and 331 | Bălți |
| 235 and 335 | Orhei |
| 236 and 336 | Ungheni |
| 237 and 337 | Strășeni |
| 241 and 341 | Cimișlia |
| 242 and 342 | Ștefan Vodă |
| 243 and 343 | Căușeni |
| 244 and 344 | Călărași |
| 246 and 346 | Edineț |
| 247 and 347 | Briceni |
| 248 and 348 | Criuleni |
| 249 and 349 | Glodeni |
| 250 and 350 | Florești |
| 251 and 351 | Dondușeni |
| 252 and 352 | Drochia |
| 254 and 354 | Rezina |
| 256 and 356 | Rîșcani |
| 258 and 358 | Telenești |
| 259 and 359 | Fălești |
| 262 and 362 | Sîngerei |
| 263 and 363 | Leova |
| 264 and 364 | Nisporeni |
| 265 and 365 | Anenii Noi |
| 268 and 368 | Ialoveni |
| 269 and 369 | Hîncești |
| 271 and 371 | Ocnița |
| 272 and 372 | Șoldănești |
| 273 and 373 | Cantemir |
| 291 and 391 | Ceadîr-Lunga |
| 293 and 393 | Vulcănești |
| 294 and 394 | Taraclia |
| 297 and 397 | Basarabeasca |
| 298 and 398 | Comrat |
| 299 and 399 | Cahul |
| 533 and 433 | Tiraspol |
| 552 and 452 | Bender |
| 555 and 455 | Rybnitsa |
| 557 and 457 | Slobozia |
Dialling example
edit- 071-xxx-xxxx – call within Chişinău
- 02xx-xxx-xxx – call between other localities in Moldova
- 0xxx-xxx-xxx – call between localities and mobile phone companies
- +373-0xxx-xxx-xxx – call between Moldova and Transnistria
References
edit- ^ telephone numbering plan
- ^ Who's Who in Russia and the New States, Leonard Geron, Alex Pravda, Bloomsbury Academic, 1993, page 13
- ^ The World Factbook, 1993, page 260
- ^ "Resurse atribuite | ANRCETI". www.anrceti.md. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ^ "National Numbering Plan | ANRCETI".
- ^ "Apelurile la telefonul fix, doar prin 9 cifre din 1 iulie 2012 - Economic - Jurnal.md". Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
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