Niger (country code +227)
Communication of 10.IX.2006:
The Autorité de Régulation Multisectorielle (ARM), Niamey, announces that the current six-digit (6-digit)
National Numbering Plan (NNP) of Niger will be changed over to a new eight-digit (8-digit) numbering plan,
effective 30 June 2006 at midnight, local time.
Structure of the Numbering Plan
The new National Numbering Plan (NNP) of Niger is structured as eight (8) digits, in the following form:
ABPQMCDU
In this structure, all the letters may be given values of 0 to 9. The first two digits (AB) or blocks of numbers
identify the service or the network, while the remaining six digits (PQMCDU) identify the user unless some other
specific meaning has been assigned.
The figure assigned to the letter A indicates the service or network, while the figure assigned to the letter
B indicates the operator, the technology or the service.
Service or network identifier
A
Service or network
0
International access, routing by the carrier, intelligent network (freephone
numbers, virtual private network, etc.), value-added services
1
Special services
2
Fixed-network services
9
Mobile-network services
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Available for future assignment
As can be seen, only the digits 0, 1, 2 and 9 have been assigned to services or networks, leaving the
other digits available to be assigned in the future.
International access
A
B
Length
0
0
Two digits
A
B
Length
0
1 to 7
Two digits
Service or network
International access
Routing by the carrier
Service or network
Routing by the carrier
Thus, the new National Numbering Plan (NNP) provides for seven (7) carriers having the following
numbers: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 and 07. Intelligent network.
A
B
P
Length
0
8
0
Five to eight digits
Service or network
Freephone numbers, virtual private network, etc.
with numbers of the type “080QMCDU”
Value-added services1
A
B
Length
0
9
Eight digits
Service or network
Value-added services
1
See Directive No. 011/MCA/C/DPT of 10 March 2005, establishing the list of value-added
services.
Electronic messaging and web service
A
B
P
Q
M
Length
0
9
8
6
1
Eight digits
A
B
P
Q
M
Length
0
9
8
6
2
Four to eight digits
0
9
8
6
–
0
9
8
6
5
Service or network
Web service and mail through telephone service
Voice server
Service or network
Access to a service provider’s voice server
SMS and MMS service
A
B
P
Q
M
Length
0
9
8
6
6
Four to eight digits
0
9
8
6
–
0
9
8
6
9
Service or network
Access to a service provider’s voice server
Special services
A
B
Length
1
0
Two digits
Service or network
Manual – long-distance
1
Repair service
2
Information
3
Enquiries
4
Telegrams
5
AIDS helpline
6
Manual – international
7
Emergency – Police
8
Fire department
9
SONITEL commercial services
As can be seen, all numbers other than 15, 17 and 18 identify services offered by the incumbent operator.
Fixed-network services
A
2
B
Length
Service or network
0
Eight digits
Wireline
1
Eight digits
Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Available for assignment to other fixed-network
services
As can be seen from the foregoing table, only the numbers 0 and 1 have been assigned to fixed-network
services. All other numbers remain available to be assigned to other services.
Mobile-network services
A
9
B
Length
Service or network
3
Eight digits
Mobile
4
Eight digits
Mobile
6
Eight digits
Mobile
0, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9
Available for assignment to other mobilenetwork services
Note: the following blocks are reserved for future use.
A
B
Length
3 to 5
0 to 9
Eight digits
Service or network
Reserved for future use
and
6 to 8
Short numbers
These are numbers no more than three (3) digits long, in the form ABP.
A
B
P
Length
X
Y
Z
Three digits
Service or network
Customer services
Number Resource Allocation
International access
International access remains unchanged. International dialling remains as follows:
00 + country code + subscriber number (SN).
Intelligent network
Operator
SONITEL S.A.
Old number
New number
300 XXX
700 XXX
08 300 XXX
08 700 XXX
Remarks
The subscriber’s old six-digit (6-digit)
number is now preceded by “08”
Value-added services
Electronic messaging and web service
Operator
SAHELCOM S.A.
Old number
New number
Remarks
86 12 XX
09 86 12 XX
The subscriber’s old six-digit (6-digit)
number is now preceded by “09”
Old number
New number
Remarks
86 20 XX
09 86 20 XX
The subscriber’s old six-digit (6-digit)
number is now preceded by “09”
Voice server
Operator
AFREETEL
Special services
Special services remain unchanged.
A
B
Length
1
0
Two digits
Service or network
Manual – long-distance
1
Repair service
2
Information
3
Enquiries
4
Telegrams
5
AIDS helpline
6
Manual – international
7
Emergency – Police
8
Fire department
Fixed-network services
SONITEL S.A. switched telephone network
The block of numbers beginning with “20” is allocated to the switched telephone network of the operator
SONITEL S.A. The new form of SONITEL S.A. numbers is as follows:
Geographical
area
Old number
New number
Agadez
44 XX XX
20 44 XX XX
Arlit
45 XX XX
20 45 XX XX
Diffa
54 XX XX
20 54 XX XX
Dosso
65 XX XX
20 65 XX XX
Filingué
77 XX XX
20 77 XX XX
Remarks
The subscriber’s old six-digit (6digit) number is now preceded by
“20”
Geographical
area
Old number
New number
Gaya
68 XX XX
20 68 XX XX
Konni
64 XX XX
20 64 XX XX
Maradi
41 XX XX
20 41 XX XX
Niamey
20 XX XX
20 20 XX XX
31 XX XX
20 31 XX XX
32 XX XX
20 32 XX XX
33 XX XX
20 33 XX XX
34 XX XX
20 34 XX XX
35 XX XX
20 35 XX XX
36 XX XX
20 36 XX XX
37 XX XX
20 37 XX XX
72 XX XX
20 72 XX XX
73 XX XX
20 73 XX XX
74 XX XX
20 74 XX XX
75 XX XX
20 75 XX XX
Say
78 XX XX
20 78 XX XX
Tahoua
61 XX XX
20 67 XX XX
Tillabéry
71 XX XX
20 71 XX XX
Zinder
51 XX XX
20 51 XX XX
Remarks
Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
The block of numbers beginning with “21” is allocated to the CDMA fixed network of the operator
SONITEL S.A.
Operator
Old number
New number
SONITEL S.A.
(CDMA)
21 41 XXXX
SONITEL S.A.
(CDMA)
21 44 XXXX
SONITEL S.A.
(CDMA)
21 45 XXXX
SONITEL S.A.
(CDMA)
21 51 XXXX
SONITEL S.A.
(CDMA)
21 54 XXXX
SONITEL S.A.
(CDMA)
21 61 XXXX
SONITEL S.A.
(CDMA)
21 64 XXXX
SONITEL S.A.
(CDMA)
21 65 XXXX
SONITEL S.A.
(CDMA)
21 66 XXXX
Remarks
Operator
Old number
New number
SONITEL S.A.
(CDMA)
21 68 XXXX
SONITEL S.A.
(CDMA)
21 71 XXXX
SONITEL S.A.
(CDMA)
76 XX XX
79 XX XX
SONITEL S.A.
(CDMA)
21 76 XX XX
21 79 XX XX
Remarks
The subscriber’s old six-digit (6digit) number is now preceded by
“21”
21 88 XXXX
Mobile-network services
Operator
CELTEL
Old number
PQMCDU
New number
ABPQMCDU
05 XX XX
96 05 XX XX
06 XX XX
96 06 XX XX
07 XX XX
96 07 XX XX
08 XX XX
96 08 XX XX
96 09 XXXX
96 10 XX XX
96 11 XX XX
96 12 XX XX
96 13 XX XX
96 14 XX XX
96 15 XX XX
96 16 XX XX
96 17 XX XX
96 18 XX XX
96 19 XX XX
96 20XX XX
96 21XX XX
96 22XX XX
96 23XX XX
96 24XX XX
96 25XX XX
26 XX XX
96 26 XX XX
27 XX XX
96 27 XX XX
28 XX XX
96 28 XX XX
29 XX XX
96 29 XX XX
40 XX XX
96 40 XX XX
42 XX XX
96 42 XX XX
43 XX XX
96 43 XX XX
46 XX XX
96 46 XX XX
47 XX XX
96 47 XX XX
48 XX XX
96 48 XX XX
Remarks
The subscriber’s old six-digit (6digit) number is now preceded by
“96”
Operator
SAHELCOM
TELECEL
Old number
PQMCDU
New number
ABPQMCDU
49 XX XX
96 49 XX XX
50 XX XX
96 50 XX XX
52 XX XX
96 52 XX XX
53 XX XX
96 53 XX XX
55 XX XX
96 55 XX XX
56 XX XX
96 56 XX XX
57 XX XX
96 57 XX XX
58 XX XX
96 58 XX XX
59 XX XX
96 59 XX XX
66 XX XX
96 66 XX XX
67 XX XX
96 67 XX XX
87 XX XX
96 87 XX XX
88 XX XX
96 88 XX XX
89 XX XX
96 89 XX XX
96 XX XX
96 96 XX XX
97 XX XX
96 97 XX XX
98 XX XX
96 98 XX XX
99 XX XX
96 99 XX XX
21 XX XX
93 21 XX XX
22 XX XX
23 XX XX
80 XX XX
81 XX XX
82 XX XX
83 XX XX
90 XX XX
91 XX XX
92 XX XX
93 XX XX
24 XX XX
25 XX XX
93 22 XX XX
93 23 XX XX
93 80 XX XX
93 81 XX XX
93 82 XX XX
93 83 XX XX
93 90 XX XX
93 91 XX XX
93 92 XX XX
93 93 XX XX
94 24 XX XX
94 25 XX XX
94 28 XX XX
94 84 XX XX
94 85 XX XX
94 94 XX XX
94 95 XX XX
94 62 XX XX
94 63 XX XX
84 XX XX
85 XX XX
94 XX XX
95 XX XX
62 XX XX
63 XX XX
Remarks
The subscriber’s old six-digit (6digit) number is now preceded by
“93”
The subscriber’s old six-digit (6digit) number is now preceded by
“94”
Short numbers for value-added services
Service
Value-added
service
Operator
Number series
PLUS SMS Niger
22 XXXX
25 XXXX
46 XXXX
57 XXXX
73 XXXX
252 XXXX
466 XXXX
473 XXXX
658 XXXX
876 XXXX
Short numbers
A
B
P
Service or network
1
0
0
Credit enquiry
1
0
1
Replenishment of account
1
1
1
Prepaid customer service
CELTEL
1
1
2
Emergency calls
CELTEL, SAHELCOM, TELECEL
1
2
0
Voice messaging
CELTEL
1
2
3
Large accounts, voice messaging
CELTEL, SAHELCOM, TELECEL
1
2
4
Sending of voice messages
SAHELCOM
1
3
0
Loading of account
CELTEL
1
3
1
Loading of account
1
3
3
Credit enquiry
1
4
0
Change of language
1
5
5
Postpaid customer service
1
6
0
SMS credit enquiry
2
2
2
Distribution, prepaid service
CELTEL, SAHELCOM, TELECEL
3
3
3
After-sales service
SAHELCOM, TELECEL
5
5
5
Customer service
SAHELCOM
8
8
8
Customer service
TELECEL
Contacts:
Autorité de Régulation Multisectorielle (ARM)
64, Rue des Bâtisseurs
B.P. 13 179
NIAMEY
Niger
Tel:
+227 20 73 9008
Fax: +227 20 73 8591
E-mail: arm@arm-niger.org
Operator(s)
TELECEL
Mr Maman Bachir Brah
Directeur Sectoriel Télécommunications
Autorité de Régulation Multisectorielle (ARM)
64, rue des Bâtisseurs
B.P. 13 179
NIAMEY
Niger
Tel:
+227 2073 9008
Fax: +227 2073 8591
E-mail: arm@arm-niger.org