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Telephone numbers in Lithuania

Telephone numbers in Lithuania

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Lithuania uses an open telephone numbering plan with all phone numbers having nine digits, including the prefix "0", a 1–3 digit area code, and a 5–7 digit subscriber telephone number.

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Lithuania uses a total of 47 area codes for landline phones, all beginning with 3, 4 or 5. Within same area code, landlines can be dialed without the prefix and the area code.[1]

Area codes for mobile numbers begin with 6, corporate or state institution numbers with 7, toll-free, reverse-charge and shared-cost numbers with 8, and premium-rate numbers with 9.[1]

Network services numbers begin with "1", dialed without a prefix. This includes numbers beginning with "11", reserved for emergency and special services, such as:

Prefixes

Since 1 March 2024, Lithuania uses 0 as a trunk prefix.[2] The former prefix 8, in place since the Soviet times, will continue to be operational until 28 February 2025.[2]

The international dialling prefix is "0". Lithuania uses +370 country calling code.

Soviet numbering was used during the Soviet occupation and until 2001-2003, when the current numbering plan was introduced, replacing Soviet-legacy area codes and altering some subscriber numbers.[3]

The domestic prefix "8" was replaced with "0" in 2024, despite being planned since 2001.[2][4] The delay was due to the Soviet-era emergency numbers 01, 02 and 03 which were kept active until 1 April 2022.[5] The old "8" prefix will be deactivated in 2025.[4]

The +7 012 was used as a country calling code until 1993."World Telephone Numbering Guide". The 8~10 was used as the international dialing prefix until 2003.[citation needed]

National area codes (with prefix)

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References

  1. "Numeracijos planas 2020-05-28" ["Numbering Plan, 2020-05-28 edition"].
  2. "Lithuania starts replacing 8 with 0 as phone number prefix". LRT. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. "Dėl nacionalinio telefono ryšio numeracijos plano įdiegimo bendrųjų principų bei grafiko dalinio pakeitimo ir papildymo". e-seimas.lrs.lt (in Lithuanian). Vilnius. August 1, 2001. Archived from the original on May 2, 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. "Būtina žinoti: svarbiausi etapai, kaip 8 numerių priekyje virs 0" [Need to know: the key steps to changing the prefix from "8" to "0"]. lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-03-26.



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