Telephone numbers in Iran are regulated by the

Ministry of Information and Communications Technology of Iran The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, or Ministry of ICT () established in 1908, is responsible for Mail, postal services, telephones and information technology in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Laying out and implementin ...

. The country uses a closed numbering plan with the international dialing code +98. Iranian telephone numbers typically consist of an area code (1–5 digits) followed by a subscriber number (6–8 digits), with mobile numbers starting with specific prefixes (e.g. 09). Iran Telephone Codes

Number length

All telephone numbers are 11 digits long (initial 0 plus ten numbers). The first two or three digits after the zero are the

area code A telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunication to assign telephone numbers to subscriber telephones or other telephony endpoints. Telephone numbers are the addresses of participants in a telephone network, rea ...

. The possibilities are: (0XX) XXXX XXXX (for landlines), 09XX XXX XXXX (for cellphones) and 099XX XXX XXX (for

MVNO A mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) is a wireless communications services provider that does not own the wireless network infrastructure over which it provides services to its customers. An MVNO enters into a business agreement with a mobil ...

). The initial zero is replaceable with +98. When making a call within the same landline area code, initial 0 plus the area code can be omitted.

Example for calling

The

international call prefix International direct dialing (IDD) or international subscriber dialling (ISD) is placing an International call, international telephone call, dialed directly by a telephone subscriber, rather than by a switchboard operator, telephone operator. Sub ...

depends on the country you are calling from; e.g., 00 for most European countries, and 011 from North America. For domestic calls (within the country), 0 must be dialed before the area code. The prefix for international calls from Iran is 00 (e.g., for a United States number 00 1 ... should be dialed). An example for calling telephones in the city of

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

is as follows: * XXXX XXXX (within Tehran, via a landline) * 021 XXXX XXXX (within Iran but either outside Tehran or via a cellphone) * +98 21 XXXX XXXX (outside Iran) An example for mobile numbers is as follows: * 09XX XXX XXXX (in Iran) * +98 9XX XXX XXXX (outside Iran)

Landlines

Originally, there was only one provider of landline telephony,

Telecommunication Company of Iran Telecommunication Company of Iran, or TCI (, romanized: ''Sherkat-e Moxāberāt-e Irān''), is the fixed-line incumbent operator in Iran offering services in fixed telephony, DSL and data services for both residential and business customers, al ...

Area code

Landlines telephone numbers have these formats: (0AC) XXXX XXXX (within Iran) and +98 AC XXXX XXXX (outside Iran). AC (area code) shown in the list below:

Premium-rate telephone number

Premium-rate telephone number Premium-rate telephone numbers are telephone numbers that charge callers higher price rates for select services, including information and entertainment. A portion of the call fees is paid to the service provider, allowing premium calls to be an ...

has these formats : *7020 XXXX: Provincial *7070 XXXX: access from all provinces *909 AAC XXXX. AAC (available area code) shown in below list : :''only landline numbers can call these numbers''

Free phone numbers

Free phone numbers have these formats : *900 212 XXXX *9000 XXXX :''only landline numbers can call these numbers''

Personal number service

Personal number service has this format : 8080 XXXX

SIP Trunk SIP trunking is a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology and streaming media service based on the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) by which Internet telephony service providers (ITSPs) deliver telephone services and unified communications ...

; Provincial: needs an area code by landline in different province or via a cellphone *9100 XXXX: ShatelTalk (Shatel) *9101 XXXX: AsiaTel (AsiaTech) *9102 XXXX: SabaTel (SabaNet) *9103 XXXX: Fanap Telecom *9107 XXXX: NexFon (Respina) *9108 XXXX: FanAva *9109 XXXX: Pishgaman *9130 XXXX: AsiaTel (AsiaTech) *9131 XXXX: Lazer *9132 XXXX: Shatel *9155 XXXX: TakNet *9311 XXXX: Wenex (Ertebatat-e Farzanegan Pars) *9411 XXXX: AloIran (MacTel, MagTel, Montazeran-e Adl Gostar) (Not Working) *9511 XXXX: Arian Rasaneh Pars (Not Working) *966x XXXX: AloTehran (Zoha Kish, Mehr Media) *9686 XXXX: AloTehran (Zoha Kish, Mehr Media) ; Country *94220 XXXXX: AsiaTel *94260 XXXXX: NexFon

Universal access number

This service allows a subscriber to publish a national number and have the incoming calls routed to different destinations based on various criteria such as the geographical location of the caller, the time of day and the date on which the call is made. :''only landline numbers can call these numbers'' Universal access number has these formats : *909 221 XXXX *8081 XXXX

Mobile phones

In order to identify the country which a mobile subscriber belongs to, in wireless telephone networks (GSM, CDMA, UMTS, etc.) Mobile Country Codes (MCC) are used. MCC is allocated by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and MCC for Iran is 432. If you intend to use your SIM card, make sure to put your phone on flight mode after using SIM cards from Iranian companies. Irancell, Hamrah Aval and RighTel are the main 3 phone operators in Iran. Fortunately the existing mobile network provides 4G & 5G cellular data coverage in all the small and big cities around the country. Also in most of the main roads between cities you can have access to call and data services. In order to identify mobile subscriber in a country, Mobile Network Code (MNC) are used. MNC is allocated by the national regulator. (e.g. MNC for IR-MCI is 11) The Home Network Identity (HNI) is the combination of the MCC and the MNC. This is the number which fully identifies a mobile subscriber. This combination is also known as the

PLMN In telecommunication, a public land mobile network (PLMN) is a combination of wireless communication services offered by a specific operator in a specific country. A PLMN typically consists of several cellular technologies like GSM/ 2G, UMTS/ 3G, ...

. (e.g. HNI for IR-MCI with MNC = 11 and MCC of Iran = 432 will be 43211) There are 9 mobile phone providers in Iran, listed below.

IR-MCI (HNI : 43211)

; 0910-XXX-XXXX ; 0911-XXX-XXXX (mobile owner lives in Area 1) ; 0912-XXX-XXXX (mobile owner lives in Area 2) ; 0913-XXX-XXXX (mobile owner lives in Area 3) ; 0914-XXX-XXXX (mobile owner lives in Area 4) ; 0915-XXX-XXXX (mobile owner lives in Area 5) ; 0916-XXX-XXXX (mobile owner lives in Area 6) ; 0917-XXX-XXXX (mobile owner lives in Area 7) ; 0918-XXX-XXXX (mobile owner lives in Area 8) ; 0919-XXX-XXXX (mobile owner lives in Area 2) ; 0990-XXX-XXXX (pre-paid) ; 0991-XXX-XXXX ; 0992-XXX-XXXX (pre-paid) ; 0993-XXX-XXXX (pre-paid) ; 0994-XXX-XXXX (pre-paid and data SIM) ; 2nd digit after 091 is the code of mobile number. 09124XXXXXX is code4 or 09121XXXXXX is code 1. The lowest code has the highest price, meaning that the owner is (probably) wealthier.

Premium-rate telephone

Premium-rate telephone number for IR-MCI has this format : 9922-XXXX :only IR-MCI numbers can call these numbers

Espadan (HNI : 43219)

: only in Isfahan province ; 0931-XXX-XXXX: pre-paid.

MTCE (HNI : 43270)

Iraphone (HNI : 43290)

: only in Gheshm island

Taliya Taliya established in 2004 is the first independent privately held pre-paid mobile network operator in Iran. History of Taliya Using software and hardware technologies produced by Siemens, Alcatel and Ericsson as well as a consultant namely Tele ...
(HNI : 43232)

; 0932-XXX-XXXX

TeleKish (HNI : 43214)

; 0934-XXX-XXXX: post-paid

MTN Irancell MTN Irancell, also known as Irancell, is an Iranian telecommunications company that operates Iran's largest 2G-3G-4G-4.5G-5G mobile network, and fixed wireless TD-LTE internet services. As of 2013, Irancell holds a revenue of 4.9 billion dollars ...
(HNI : 43235)

; 0900-064- ; 0901-662-2231 ; 0902-XXX-XXXX ; 0903-XXX-XXXX ; 0904-XXX-XXXX ; 0905-XXX-XXXX ; 0930-XXX-XXXX ; 0933-XXX-XXXX ; 0935-XXX-XXXX ; 0936-XXX-XXXX ; 0937-XXX-XXXX ; 0938-XXX-XXXX ; 0939-XXX-XXXX : pre-paid, post-paid and data SIM ; 0941-XXX-XXXX: (special for TD-LTE)

RighTel (HNI : 43220 & 43221)

; 0920-XXX-XXXX: post-paid ; 0921-XXX-XXXX: pre-paid & data SIM ; 0922-XXX-XXXX: pre-paid & data SIM ; 0923-XXX-XXXX: pre-paid & data SIM

MobinNet Mobinnet () is one of the largest Internet service providers of wireless broadband in Iran that provides high-speed LTE services, connectivity network solutions, dedicated bandwidth, data center, digital services such a services that connects ho ...
(HNI : 43240)

; 0955-XXX-XXXX: (special for TD-LTE)

Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO)

Shatel Mobile Shatel is an Iranian Internet Service Provider and a "large" Local Internet registry based in Tehran, Iran . Shatel is the first ADSL2+ service provider in the country, and the first gigabit wireless network operator based on registered microwav ...
(HNI : 43208 & 43250)

;0998-1XX-XXXX: pre-paid & data SIM

PH.Lotus

;0999-0XX-XXXX: pre-paid

ApTel (NeginTel) (HNI : 43202)

;0999-1XXX-XXX: post-paid

Avacell (HiWeb) (HNI : 43212)

;0999-14XX-XXX: pre-paid

SamanTel (HNI : 43210)

; 0999-99X-XXXX: post-paid ; 0999-98X-XXXX: pre-paid & data SIM

Farabord Dadeh Haye Iranian Co. (Zi-Tel) (HNI : 43245)

; 0999-99X-XXXX: data SIM

Ertebatat-e Arian Tel Co. (Arian-Tel) (HNI : 43206)

; 0999-87X-XXXX ; 0999-88X-XXXX ; 0999-89X-XXXX

Ertebatat-e Farzanegan Pars (Wenex) (HNI : 43293)

; :data SIM

Emergency numbers

The following numbers are used for emergency services within Iran 110 - Police 112 - Hilal Ahmar Ambulance 115 - Ambulance 125 - Fire Department 911 - Redirected to 112 on mobile phones

References

ITU allocations listIran Intelligent Network
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