Telephone numbers in Russia
Country Code: +7
International Call Prefix: 8~10
Trunk Prefix: 8
Telephone numbers in Russia are under a unified numbering plan with Kazakhstan, both of which share the international code +7. Historically, +7 was used as the country calling code for all of the Soviet Union. Following the Soviet break-up, all of its former republics, save for Russia and Kazakhstan, switched to new country codes. Following Abkhazia's secession from Georgia, Abkhazia switched to the Russian telephone codes +7 840 for landlines and +7 940 for mobile phones, though it still can be reached via the Georgian telephone code +995 44.[1] After the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, Crimea has also switched to the Russian telephone codes +7 978 for mobile phones and +7 869 for landlines in Sevastopol and +7 365 for landlines in the rest of its territory since 7 May 2015.[nb 1][4]
Russia uses a four-level (local, zone, country, international) open dialing plan. Local telecommunications regulators had planned to abandon this system and change to a closed dialing plan at all levels by 2009, but postponed the changeover until 2010,[5] and later pushed once more until 2012.[6] Currently, all national subscriber numbers consist of 10 digits (excluding any prefixes), with 3 digits for an area code and a 7-digit individual number which includes a zone code.
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Long distance and international prefixes
The international dialing prefix in Russia is "8~10"—callers dial "8", wait for a tone, and then dial "10", followed by the country code, area code, and number. The long distance prefix is "8~". There are plans to change those prefixes to "0" for national and "00" for international dialing,[7] but they are not yet implemented.
Placing long distance and international calls
When making long distance or international calls from a fixed line, a subscriber may choose either of two providers: Pre-Select or Hot-Choice. If a subscriber prefers Pre-Select, he calls a prescribed free number (8-800-333-0990 for MTT or 8-800-100-2525 RT) and signs up initially for service. He may also sign a statement at the phone company indicating his choice of provider. With this provider, the prefixes and dialing procedures for non-local calls are the ones currently in use. The default regulation in Moscow is Hot-Choice (not available yet on all exchanges; regional operators apply their own regulation depending on availability). Available operators are:
- Rostelecom[8]
- Interregional TransitTelekom (MTT)[9]
- Golden Telecom (Sovintel (GT))—not active on consumer market[10]
- TransTelekom (TTK)—not active on consumer market[11]
- Orange—not active on consumer market[12]
- Comstar—only active in Moscow[13]
- Arctel—not active on consumer market[14]
- Synterra Media—not active on consumer market[15]
The dialing pattern for Hot-Choice subscribers is different. After dialing "8", the subscriber waits for a tone and then dials the operator code (OC) either for a long distance call or an international call.
| Operator | Long distance call code | International call code |
|---|---|---|
| RT | 55 | 10 |
| MTT | 53 | 58 |
| GT | 51 | 56 |
| TTK | 52 | 57 |
| Orange | 54 | 59 |
| Arctel | 21 | 26 |
| Synterra | 22 | 27 |
| Comstar | 23 | 28 |
Dialing pattern
Note: the tone signal after dialing "8" is compulsory on old analog (with pulse mode dialing) exchanges and optional on digital (tone mode dialing) exchanges.
Calls within a city or region
xxx-xx-xx (exception: Moscow—see below), e.g.:
- 3-45-67
- 22-33-44
- 234-56-78
Local phone numbers in Russia may be made up of five (x-xx-xx), six (xx-xx-xx), or seven (xxx-xx-xx) digits.
Moscow City has two area codes assigned: 495 and 499.
- when calling from 495 and 499 to 499: 8.499.xxx-xx-xx
- when calling from 499 and 495 to 495: 8.495.xxx-xx-xx
Calls between these two codes are local calls and are not charged at long distance rates.
Calls between cities/regions within Russia
Pre-Selected Operator: 8-tone-ABC xxx-xx-xx (where ABC is the area code)
- e.g. 8.812.234-56-78 (to St. Petersburg)
Hot-Choice Operator selection: 8-tone-OC ABC xxx-xx-xx (where OC is the Operator Code and ABC is the area code)
- e.g. 8.53.812.234-56-78 (to St. Petersburg via MTT)
International calls from Russia
Pre-Selected Operator: 8-tone-10 International number
- e.g. 8.10.44 20 7946-0123 (to London/UK)
Hot-Choice Operator selection: 8-tone-OC International number where OC is the Operator Code
- e.g. 8.58.44 20 7946-0123 (to London/UK via MTT)
Calls from outside Russia
+7 ABC xxx-xx-xx
where ABC is the area code
Area codes
| First digit of code | Routed to |
|---|---|
| 0 | Not used (long distance and international prefix) |
| 1 | Not used (for special services) |
| 2 | Reserved (for common usage with Kazakhstan)[citation needed] |
| 3 | Geographic codes |
| 4 | Geographic codes |
| 5 | Reserved |
| 6 | Used for numbers in Kazakhstan[16] |
| 7 | Used for numbers in Kazakhstan[16] |
| 8 | Geographic codes, Toll-Free, and Pay-Line (for common usage with Kazakhstan and Abkhazia) |
| 9 | Mobile, GSM, & Pay-Line (code 940 is for Abkhazia mobiles) |
List of area codes in Russia
The dialing code 495 was introduced on 1 December 2005 to replace 095, in order to make it possible to adopt the ITU convention of 0 and 00 dialing prefixes for local and international dialing respectively. The old '095' dialing code, along with 19 other Russian area codes starting with '0', expired on 31 January 2006.[17]
Toll-free & pay-line codes
| Code | Service |
|---|---|
| 800 | FPH: Freephone |
| 801 | AAB: Automatic alternative billing |
| 802 | CCC: Credit card calling |
| 803 | VOT: Televoting |
| 804 | UAN: Universal access number |
| 805 | PCC: Prepaid card calling |
| 806 | ACC: Account card calling |
| 807 | VPN: Virtual private network |
| 808 | UPT: Universal personal Telecommunication |
| 809 | PRM: Premium rate |
| 881–899 | Reserved |
| 970 | Data transfer services |
| 971 | Telematic services |
Special numbers (emergencies)
| Number | Service | Old (active) |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Fire brigade | 01 |
| 102 | Police | 02 |
| 103 | Ambulance | 03 |
| 104 | Gas service | 04 |
| 112 | General emergency | |
| 107 | Directory assistance, Rostelecom | |
| 109 | Directory assistance (free, limited info) | |
| 009 | Directory assistance (pay service, 35 rubles/min.) in Moscow | |
| 100 | Talking clock in Moscow | |
| 115 | Information on electronic government services[18] |
In a press conference on December 2013 Minister of Emergency Situations Vladimir Puchkov said that the unified system runs in a full pilot mode from 2014 and will fully enter to operational mode in 2016.[19]
See also
Notes
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Crimea switches to Russian telephone codes, Interfax-Ukraine (7 May 2015)
- ↑ К 2010 г. Россия дойдет до нулей
- ↑ Выход по телефону на межгород через "8" сохранится до конца 2012 г.
- ↑ Russian numbering plan (in Russian), approved on 17 November 2006
- ↑ Rostelekom
- ↑ Mezhregionalnyi TranzitTelekom
- ↑ Golden Telecom
- ↑ TransTelekom
- ↑ Orange
- ↑ Comstar
- ↑ Arctel
- ↑ Synterra
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