Telephone numbers in Papua New Guinea consist of mostly seven and some eight digit numbers (fixed), or eight digit numbers (mobile).
The international prefix for Papua New Guinea was changed from ‘05’ to ’00’ in 2010.
Landline List of area codes and allocations Operator Service/town Subscriber number Length of NSN Telikom PNG Limited National Capital DistrictTelikom PNG Limited Port Moresby 300 XXXX to 303 XXXX Seven digits 306 XXXX 308 XXXX to 312 XXXX 320 XXXX to 328 XXXX Telikom PNG Limited Central Rural 329 XXXX Seven digits Telikom PNG Limited Southern region Telikom PNG Limited Oro 642 XXXX Seven digits Telikom PNG Limited Milne Bay 641 XXXX to 643 XXXX Seven digits Telikom PNG Limited MobileSAT 644 XXXX Seven digits Telikom PNG Limited Western 645 XXXX to 646 XXXX Seven digits Telikom PNG Limited Gulf 648 XXXX Seven digits Telikom PNG Limited Tabubil/Klunga 649 XXXX Seven digits Telikom PNG Limited Momase region Telikom PNG Limited Madang 422 XXXX to 424 XXXX Seven digitsTelikom PNG Limited East Sepik 450 XXXX Seven digits 456 XXXX Telikom PNG Limited Sandaun 457 XXXX to 459 XXXX Seven digits Telikom PNG Limited Highlands regionTelikom PNG Limited Eastern Highlands 530 XXXX to 532 XXXXSeven digits 537 XXXX Telikom PNG Limited Chimbu 535 XXXX Seven digitsTelikom PNG Limited Southern Highlands 540 XXXX Seven digits 549 XXXXTelikom PNG Limited Western Highlands 541 XXXX to 542 XXXXSeven digits 545 XXXX to 546 XXXX Telikom PNG Limited Enga 547 XXXX Seven digits Telikom PNG Limited Islands region Telikom PNG Limited Manus 970 XXXX Seven digitsTelikom PNG Limited North Solomons 973 XXXX Seven digits 975 XXXX to 976 XXXXTelikom PNG Limited East New Britain 980 XXXX to 982 XXXX Seven digits 985 XXXX 987 XXXX 989 XXXX Telikom PNG Limited New Ireland 983 XXXX Seven digits Telikom PNG Limited West New Britain 984 XXXX Seven digits
Other allocations List of allocations Telikom PNG Limited Radio Paging Terminals 270 XXXX Telikom PNG Limited Radio Paging 271 XXXX Telikom PNG Limited VSAT Systems 275 XXXX Telikom PNG Limited TeliSat 276 XXXX Telikom PNG Limited DomSat 278 XXXX Digivoip Communications Limited VoIP service 207 XXXX Digitec PNG Limited VoIP service 204 XXXX Oceanic Broadband VoIP service 203 XXXX Digicel (PNG) Limited VoIP service 202 XXXX Telikom PNG Limited VoIP service 200 XXXX Bemobile Limited VoIP service 201 XXXX
Mobile allocations Allocations Operator Service Mobile number series (eight digits) Digicel (PNG) Limited – trading as Digicel PNG Nationwide 70XX XXXX 71XX XXXX 72XX XXXX 73XX XXXX 74XX XXXX 79XX XXXX 88XX XXXXBemobile (PNG) Limited – trading as BeMobile Nationwide 75XX XXXX 76XX XXXX 77XX XXXXTelikom PNG Limited – trading as Telikom PNG Nationwide 78XX XXXXDigitec Communications Limited - trading as Vodafone PNG Nationwide 81XX XXXX 82XX XXXX 84XX XXXX
new information Broadly numbers are allocated to the following categories:
0xx(x) = operator services 180 xxxx = free call services 188 xxxx = local call services 2xx xxxx = satellite telephones 3xx xxxx = Port Moresby/Papua region 4xx xxxx = Lae/Morobe region 5xx xxxx = Mount Hagen/Highlands region 6xx xxxx = Daru/Fly region 69x xxxx = AMPS mobile (no longer in use) 68x xxxx = Mobile GSM 7xx xxxx = Goroka/Eastern Highlands region 8xx xxxx = Madang/Sepik region 9xx xxxx = New Guinea Islands region
See also Communications in Papua New Guinea
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