Telephone numbers in Yemen are administered under the National Numbering Plan overseen by the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology. The country code "+967" was assigned to Yemen by the International Telecommunication Union.
Telephone numbering plan The telephone numbering plan in Yemen is as follows:
+ Fixed networkArea codeGovernorate(s) 01 Sanaa 02 Aden, Lahij, Abyan, Dhale 03 Hodeidah 04 Ibb, Taiz 05 Hadhramaut, Shabwa, Al Mahrah, Mukalla 06 Marib, Al Jawf, Al Bayda, Dhamar 07 Saada, Hajjah, 'Amran, Al Mahwit
+ Mobile networkCodeCarrier 70 Y 71 Sabafon 73 Yemeni Omani United (formerly MTN Yemen) 77 & 78 Yemen Mobile10Yemen 4G
+ Cellular network operating lines by companies (2008–2010) Company Operating lines Year Y 269,308 2008 257,153 2009 392,330 2010 Sabafon 2,383,870 2008 2,896,717 2009 3,774,173 2010 Yemeni Omani United 1,858,722 2008 2,342,758 2009 3,606,796 2010 Yemen Mobile 1,933,133 2008 2,816,145 2009 3,312,045 2010Yemen 4G2022100,0002026
Pre-unification Before the Yemeni unification, North Yemen and South Yemen had different numbering plans and different country codes, with South Yemen using +969, and North Yemen using +967, with the latter becoming the country code for present day unified Yemen.
See also Telecommunications in Yemen Sabafon, GSM provider in Yemen. Yemeni Omani United (YOU - formerly MTN), GSM provider in Yemen, previously known as Spacetel and currently known as YOU.
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