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Gabon (Country Code +241) Gabon (country code +241) Communication of 2.VII.2019: The Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes, Libreville, announces that the date for the change of the numbering plan, initially set for 12 July 2019 at 00 h, Gabon time, has been postponed to 15 November 2019. Contact: Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes (ARCEP) B.P. 50 000 LIBREVILLE Gabon Tel. 1: +241 06078076 (Français) Tel. 2: +241 07387474 (English) E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] URL: www.arcep.ga Communications of 21.V.2019 and 27.V.2019: The Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes, Libreville, in collaboration with all operators, will migrate, on Friday, 12 July 2019 at 2300 hours GMT, i.e. 2400 hours local time, its eight (8)-digit national numbering plan, currently structured ABPQMCDU, to nine (9) digits. This operation is designed to provide a solution to the imminent saturation of the existing plan and comply with related international rules which recommend suppression of the zero (0) for incoming international calls. 1 OVERALL STRUCTURE OF NEW NUMBERING PLAN Whereas the existing eight (8)-digit plan is structured AB PQMCDU, the new plan employs nine (9) digits structured AX BPQMCDU, with the addition of digit X between the A and B. The new identifiers take the form AX with A= 0 and; • X = 1: for Gabon Télécom’s fixed network; • X = 2: 3, 4, 5 in reserve; • X = 6: for Gabon Télécom’s mobile network (Libertis and Moov); • X = 7: for Airtel Gabon’s mobile network; • X = 8: for value-added services; • X = 9: reserved for the Gabonese Administration (RAG). 1/7 A = 0 Routing by default by caller’s operator A X Other digits Comments 0 0 International access prefix 1 BPQMCDU GABON TELECOM fixed network 2 BPQMCDU In reserve 3 BPQMCDU In reserve 4 BPQMCDU In reserve 5 BPQMCDU In reserve 6 BPQMCDU GABON TELECOM mobile network operator (LIBERTIS and MOOV) 7 BPQMCDU AIRTEL GABON mobile network operator (BHARTI) 8 BPQMCDU Reserved for value-added services (smart network services, etc.) 9 BPQMCDU Reserved for the Gabonese Administration (RAG) 2 DIALLING PROCEDURE FROM INSIDE GABON To call a GABON TELECOM fixed number, instead of dialling 01 PQMCDU as at present, the caller should dial 011 PQMCDU. To call a Libertis or Moov mobile number, instead of dialling 06 PQMCDU, 02 PQMCDU and 05 PQMCDU as at present, the caller should dial 066 PQMCDU, 062 PQMCDU and 065 PQMCDU, respectively. To call an AIRTEL mobile number, instead of dialling 07 PQMCDU and 04 PQMCDU as at present, the caller should dial 077 PQMCDU and 074 PQMCDU. Examples: As from 0000 hours on 12 July 2019: current 01 71 71 71 becomes 011 71 71 71; current 02 04 04 04 becomes 062 04 04 04; current 04 08 14 14 becomes 074 08 14 14; current 05 05 05 05 becomes 065 05 05 05; current 06 11 11 11 becomes 066 11 11 11; current 07 28 01 50 becomes 077 28 01 50. For any additional information, please contact the call centres on the following numbers: 222 (Libertis and Moov), 111 (AIRTEL) and 8484 (ARCEP). 2/7 3 DIALLING PROCEDURE FROM OUTSIDE GABON To reach a subscriber in Gabon using their new AX BPQMCDU-type nine (9)-digit number, dial first the international access prefix (usually 00) followed by the international code for Gabon (241), and then the subscriber’s number without the “A”, i.e. without the zero. Operator Procedure prior to 2300 hours GMT on Procedure as from 2301 hours GMT Friday 12 July 2019 on Friday 12 July 2019 GABON TELECOM FIXED +241 01 PQ MC DU +241 11 PQ MC DU or or 00 241 00 241 GABON TELECOM 02 PQ MC DU 62 PQ MC DU MOBILE +241 05 PQ MC DU +241 65 PQ MC DU (LIBERTIS AND MOOV) or 06 PQ MC DU or 66 PQ MC DU 00 241 00 241 AIRTEL GABON 04 PQ MC DU 74 PQ MC DU 07 PQ MC DU 77 PQ MC DU Examples: To call a subscriber in Gabon from abroad on the subscriber’s new national nine-digit number: Fixed 011 717171, the international caller should dial: +241 11717171 or 00 241 11717171; Libertis 062 040404, the international caller should dial: +241 62040404 or 00 241 62040404; Libertis 066 111111, the international caller should dial: +241 66111111 or 00 241 66111111; Moov 065 050505, the international caller should dial: +241 65050505 or 00 241 65050505; Airtel 074 081414, the international caller should dial: +241 74081414 or 00 241 74081414; Airtel 077 280150, the international caller should dial: +241 77 280150 or 00 241 77280150. 3/7 4 Presentation of national numbering plan for country code +241 a) Overview: Minimum number length (excluding the country code): eight (8) digits. Maximum number length (excluding the country code): eight (8) digits. b) Details of numbering scheme: National destination N(S)N number length code (NDC), or leading Usage of digits of national Additional information Maximum Minimum ITU-T E.164 number (significant) number length length (N(S)N) 11 8 digits 8 digits Fixed telephony service Gabon Télécom 62 8 digits 8 digits Mobile telephony service Gabon Télécom Libertis 66 8 digits 8 digits Mobile telephony service Gabon Télécom Libertis 65 8 digits 8 digits Mobile telephony service Gabon Télécom Moov 74 8 digits 8 digits Mobile telephony service Airtel Gabon 77 8 digits 8 digits Mobile telephony service Airtel Gabon 8 8 digits 8 digits Value-added service 9 8 digits 8 digits Gabonese Administration .... Contact: Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes (ARCEP) B.P. 50 000 LIBREVILLE Gabon Tel. 1: +241 06078076 (French) Tel. 2: +241 07387474 (English) E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] URL: www.arcep.ga 4/7 Communication of 7.VII.2014: The Autorité de Régulation des Communications électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP), Libreville, announces that, at the request of the telephony operators, the final phase of the changeover to the national eight-digit telephone numbering plan, which will involve removing the 0 after the country code 241 for international calls to Gabon and was originally to have taken place on Tuesday, 1 July 2014, has been postponed to a later date. Contact: Agence de Régulation des Communications électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP) B.P. 50 000 LIBREVILLE Gabon Tel : + 241 01 44 68 11/12 Fax : +241 01 44 68 06 E-mail : [email protected] URL: www.arcep.ga Communication of 8.V.2012: The Agence de Régulation des Communications électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP), Libreville, announces the implementation, on Saturday 16 June 2012 at 2301 hours UTC (Sunday 17 June 2012 at 0001 hours, local time), of the second phase of Gabon’s new eight (8)-digit numbering plan, for Gabon Telecom’s fixed network. Gabon’s new numbering plan will be a closed eight-digit plan, taking the format ABPQ MCDU. When the plan was adopted in 2005, only the mobile telephone operators effected the changeover of their equipment; Gabon Telecom requested and obtained from ARCEP (ex-Artel) further time for adapting its equipment; that has now been done. 1 GENERAL STRUCTURE OF NEW NUMBERING PLAN The general structure of the new numbering plan is based on eight (8) numbered digits ABPQMCDU. The values and meanings allocated to the letter A are as follows: • A = 0: Routing by the caller’s default carrier; • A = 1 : Special services; • A = 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 : Available for future uses; • A = 8 : Short, four(4)-digit numbers for access to value-added services; • A = 9 : Available for future uses; 5/7 Unit A = 0 Routing by the caller’s default carrier A B Other digits Comments 0 0 International access prefix 1 PQMCDU Fixed network GABON TELECOM 2 PQMCDU GSM mobile network operator LIBERTIS 3 PQMCDU GSM mobile network operator AZUR ( USAN Gabon) 4 PQMCDU GSM mobile network operator Airtel (CELTEL) 5 PQMCDU GSM mobile network operator MOOV ( Atlantique Télécom Gabon) 6 PQMCDU GSM mobile network operator LIBERTIS 7 PQMCDU GSM mobile network operator Airtel (CELTEL) 8 PQMCDU Reserved for value-added services (intelligent network services, etc….) 9 PQMCDU Available for identification of other services 2 DIALLING PROCEDURE FROM OUTSIDE GABON 2.1 Call to GSM mobile number : To call a mobile operator subscriber’s number in Gabon from abroad, after the calling country’s international access prefix, which is usually 00, dial the code for Gabon (241) followed by the called party’s mobile number without the digit 0. Operator Procedure prior to Sunday 17 June Procedure as from Sunday 17 June 2012 at 0000 hours, local time 2012 at 0000 hours, local time ATLANTIQUE +241 05 XX XX XX +241 5 XX XX XX TELECOM GABON LIBERTIS +241 06 XX XX XX +241 6 XX XX XX 02 XX XX XX 2 XX XX XX AIRTEL 07 XX XX XX 7 XX XX XX 04 XX XX XX 4 XX XX XX USAN 03 XX XX XX 3 XX XX XX 6/7 2.2 Call to GABON TELECOM fixed number: The procedure for calling a GABON TELECOM fixed number from outside Gabon is as follows: after the calling country’s international access prefix, which is usually 00, dial the code for Gabon (241) followed by the called party’s fixed number without the digit 0. Fixed operator Procedure prior to Sunday 17 June Procedure as from Sunday 17 June Gabon Telecom 2012 at 0000 hours, local time 2012 at 0000 hours, local time + 241 76 16 16 + 241 1 76 16 16 Contact: Agence de Régulation des Communications électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP) B.P.
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