The following are the telephone codes for Cameroon.
History On November 21, 2014, numbers were expanded from 8 to 9 digits, by prefixing with 2 or 6.
1 June 2007 - national renumbering to 8 digits, when 7-digit numbers were expanded to eight digits.
September 2004 - new mobile number ranges assigned.
26 October 2001 - national renumbering to 7-digit plan Cameroon's previous 6-digit national numbers were changed to 7 digits on 26 October 2001. There was no indication of a permissive dialling period.
Current calling formats
For calls within Cameroon, use just the 9 digits : 6640xxxxx For calls from outside the country, add the code for Cameroon : '+237 6640xxxxx
Changes as of November 21, 2014 Old numbers New numbers Service/Carrier +237 xxxxxxxx +237 2xxxxxxxx fixed, CAMTEL +237 xxxxxxxx +237 6xxxxxxxx mobile
Previous changes in 2007 Old numbers New numbers Service/Carrier +237 2xxxxxx +237 22xxxxxx fixed, CAMTEL +237 3xxxxxx +237 33xxxxxx fixed, CAMTEL +237 45xxxxx +237 745xxxxx mobile, MTN Cameroon +237 46xxxxx +237 746xxxxx mobile, MTN Cameroon +237 47xxxxx +237 747xxxxx mobile, MTN Cameroon +237 48xxxxx +237 748xxxxx mobile, MTN Cameroon +237 49xxxxx +237 749xxxxx mobile, MTN Cameroon +237 5xxxxxx +237 75xxxxxx mobile, MTN Cameroon +237 7xxxxxx +237 77xxxxxx mobile, MTN Cameroon +237 8xxxxxx +237 88xxxxxx special services, all carriers +237 40xxxxx +237 940xxxxx mobile, Orange Cameroun +237 41xxxxx +237 941xxxxx mobile, Orange Cameroun +237 42xxxxx +237 942xxxxx mobile, Orange Cameroun +237 43xxxxx +237 943xxxxx mobile, Orange Cameroun +237 44xxxxx +237 944xxxxx mobile, Orange Cameroun +237 6xxxxxx +237 96xxxxxx mobile, Orange Cameroun +237 9xxxxxx +237 99xxxxxx mobile, Orange Cameroun
Previous changes in 2004 September 2004 - new mobile number ranges assigned
New mobile number ranges were assigned.
+237 5xxxxxx for MTN (plus existing +237 7xxxxxx range)
+237 6xxxxxx for Orange (plus existing +237 9xxxxxx range, formerly SCM)
Previous changes in 2001 26 October 2001 - national renumbering to 7-digit plan Cameroon's previous 6-digit national numbers were changed to 7 digits on 26 October 2001. There was no indication of a permissive dialling period. Former Number New 7-digit Number Carrier / service type 2xxxxx 22xxxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number30xxxx 230xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number31xxxx 231xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number32xxxx 332xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number33xxxx 333xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number34xxxx 334xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number35xxxx 335xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number36xxxx 336xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number37xxxx 337xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number38xxxx 338xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number39xxxx 339xxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number4xxxxx 34xxxxx CAMTEL Geographic/Fixed number6xxxxx 76xxxxx MTN mobile/GSM7xxxxx 77xxxxx MTN mobile/GSM8xxxxx 98xxxxx SCM Mobile/GSM 9xxxxx 99xxxxx SCM Mobile/GSM
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