Telephone numbers in Qatar
Encyclopedia
Country Code: +974
International Call Prefix: 00
Trunk Prefix
: none
National Significant Numbers (NSN): eight digits
Format: +974 xxx xxxxx
A new numbering plan took effect in 2010.
International Call Prefix: 00
Trunk Prefix
Trunk prefix
A trunk prefix is the number to be dialed in a domestic telephone call, preceding any necessary area codes and subscriber numbers. When the number is called from overseas, the trunk prefix is omitted by the caller. In most countries, such as Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom, the trunk...
: none
National Significant Numbers (NSN): eight digits
Format: +974 xxx xxxxx
A new numbering plan took effect in 2010.
- The minimum number length (excluding the country code) is 3 digits.
- The maximum number length (excluding the country code) is 8 digits.
Allocations in Qatar
| LIST OF CHANGES | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communicated time and date of change | NSN | Usage of E.164 number | Parallel running | Operator | ||
| Old number | New number | Begins | Ends | |||
| 27.VII.2010 21:01 (UTC) | 3 XXXXXX | 33 XXXXXX | Mobile telephony services | N/A | N/A | Qtel |
| 27.VII.2010 21:01 (UTC) | 4 XXXXXX | 44 XXXXXX | Fixed telephony services | N/A | N/A | Qtel |
| 27.VII.2010 21:01 (UTC) | 5 XXXXXX | 55 XXXXXX | Mobile telephony services | N/A | N/A | Qtel |
| 27.VII.2010 21:01 (UTC) | 6 XXXXXX | 66 XXXXXX | Mobile telephony services | N/A | N/A | Qtel |
| 27.VII.2010 21:01 (UTC) | 7 XXXXXX | 77 XXXXXX | Mobile telephony services | N/A | N/A | Vodafone Qatar |
Before changes
| LIST OF AREA CODES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leading digits of NSN (National Significant Number) | NSN number length | Usage of E.164 number | Additional information | |
| Maximum length | Minimum length | |||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Non-geographic number – Short Codes | Cannot be dialled from other countries except by bilateral |
| 20 | 4 | 4 | Non-geographic number – Short Codes | Cannot be dialled from other countries except by bilateral agreement |
| 21 | 7 | 7 | Non-geographic number – Paging | To be withdrawn when the paging service is ceased |
| 22 | 7 | 7 | Non-geographic number – Paging | To be withdrawn when the paging service is ceased |
| 23 | 7 | 7 | Fixed telephony Services | Ministry of Interior use |
| 261 | 7 | 7 | Non-geographic number – Paging | To be withdrawn when the paging service is ceased |
| 3 | 7 | 7 | Mobile telephony services | Designated for Qtel |
| 4 | 7 | 7 | Fixed telephony Services | |
| 5 | 7 | 7 | Mobile telephony services | Designated for Qtel |
| 6 | 7 | 7 | Mobile telephony services | Designated for Qtel |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | Mobile telephony services | Designated for Vodafone Qatar |
| 800 | 7 | 7 | Non-geographic number – Freephone | |
| 900 | 7 | 7 | Non-geographic number – Audiotext | |
| 92 | 5 | 5 | Non-geographic number – SMS services | Designated for Qtel |
| 97 | 5 | 5 | Non-geographic number – SMS services | Designated for Vodafone Qatar |
| 99 | 3 | 3 | Non-geographic number – Emergency Short Codes | Cannot be dialled from other countries except by bilateral agreement |
After changes
| LIST OF AREA CODES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leading digits of NSN (National Significant Number) | NSN number length | Usage of E.164 number | Additional information | |
| Maximum length | Minimum length | |||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Non-geographic number – Short Codes | Cannot be dialled from other countries except by bilateral agreement |
| 20 | 4 | 4 | Non-geographic number – Short Codes | Cannot be dialled from other countries except by bilateral agreement |
| 21 | 7 | 7 | Non-geographic number – Paging | To be withdrawn when the paging service is ceased |
| 22 | 7 | 7 | Non-geographic number – Paging | To be withdrawn when the paging service is ceased |
| 23 | 7 | 7 | Fixed telephony services | Ministry of Interior use |
| 261 | 7 | 7 | Non-geographic number – Paging | To be withdrawn when the paging service is ceased |
| 3 | 8 | 8 | Mobile telephony services | Prior to the introduction of Number Portability numbers beginning 33 are designated for use by Qtel. Other blocks of 100,000 numbers will be allocated to service providers on a ‘first come – first served’ basis. |
| 4 | 8 | 8 | Fixed telephony Services | Prior to the introduction of Number Portability numbers beginning 44 are designated for use by Qtel. Numbers from elsewhere in this range will be allocated to a second or subsequent licensee. |
| 5 | 8 | 8 | Mobile telephony services | Prior to the introduction of Number Portability numbers beginning 55 are designated for use by Qtel. |
| 6 | 8 | 8 | Mobile telephony services | Prior to the introduction of Number Portability numbers beginning 66 are designated for use by Qtel. |
| 7 | 8 | 8 | Mobile telephony services | Prior to the introduction of Number Portability numbers beginning 77 are designated for use by Vodafone Qatar. |
| 800 | 7 | 7 | Non-geographic number – Freephone | - |
| 900 | 7 | 7 | Non-geographic number – Audiotext | - |
| 92 | 5 | 5 | Non-geographic number – SMS services | Designated for Qtel |
| 97 | 5 | 5 | Non-geographic number – SMS services | Designated for Vodafone Qatar |
| 99 | 3 | 3 | Non-geographic number – Emergency Short Codes | Cannot be dialled from other countries except by bilateral agreement |