Telephone numbers in Kosovo are administered by the Regulatory Authority of Electronic and Postal Communications () of the Kosovo government.
Country code The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has assigned country code 383 to Kosovo by an agreement between the authorities of Kosovo and Serbia in an EU-led dialogue. Its dialing code was initially expected to become effective on 1 January 2015, but it was postponed to the finalization of the agreement in late August 2015. With the agreement of the Administration of the Republic of Serbia, the Director of TSB has assigned the international codes to Kosovo. Kosovo is represented in ITU as Kosovo* which the designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
History Following the breakup of the SFR Yugoslavia in 1992, which used country code 38, Kosovo used the code 381, which was granted to FR Yugoslavia and later used by Serbia. The code was used for fixed line telephone services, whereas for mobile phone networks, it used either the Monaco code 377 or the Slovenian code 386.* The new country code, 383, began service in early 2017.
Reactions to 383 code allocation The International Telecommunication Union "will not recognize Kosovo's independence", quote daily Koha Ditore, "as ITU will include the footnote on Kosovo" in the technical annexes. Kosovo's NISMA party leader Fatmir Limaj was quoted by KosovaPress agency to have said that with the agreement reached in Brussels, the Kosovo government "allowed the Serbian operator to work in Kosovo". Vice chairman of Kosovo's Vetëvendosje party, Shpend Ahmeti claimed that the agreement favored Serbia. "Telephone calls between cities in Serbia and cities in Kosovo will be treated as local calls. Serbia will preserve its assets in Kosovo and it will also have a license for Serb operators within Kosovo. For these favors, Serbia will allow Kosovo to have its own country code."
Number format Fixed-line telephony DistrictCodeMunicipalities covered by codeFerizaj0290Ferizaj, Kaçanik, Štrpce, Hani i ElezitGjakova0390Gjakova, Deçan, JunikGjilan0280Gjilan, Kamenica, Viti, Novo BrdoMitrovica028Mitrovica, Vushtrri, Skenderaj, Zvečan, Leposavić, Zubin PotokPeja039Peja, Istog, KlinaPristina038Pristina, Gračanica, Kosovo Polje, Lipjan, ObiliqPrizren029Prizren, Suva Reka, Rahovec, Dragash
Mobile telephony Country codeArea codeOperators383also Monégasque 377(still active occasionally)044, 045, 046Valaalso Slovenian 386(still active occasionally)043, 048, 049IPKOalso Serbian 381(connected to mts.rs)047mts d.o.o
Special short codes CodeService112Unified emergency number192Police193Fire brigade194Ambulance0800 122 33Public services0800 123 45Suicide hotline number
Number range Number range Usage Host country 28 Landlines 29 38 39 43 Mobile phone networks 44 45 46 47 48 49
See also Information and communications technology in Kosovo
References
External links
List of Recommendation ITU-T E.164 Assigned Country Codes