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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 ...
in
Kuwait. As of 17 October 2008, telephone numbers in Kuwait consist of eight digits (with the exception of '800'-style numbers, which are made up of seven digits). From 17 October 2008 a single digit prefix was added to all fixed and mobile numbers as per the Ministry of Communication's new numbering plan:
* Number 1 was added before all commercial 6 digit numbers (e.g. 800000, 899999, etc.)
* Number 2 was added before all landline numbers
* Number 41 was allocated for
Virgin Mobile numbers (year 2022)
* Number 5 was added before all
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Education
* Saint Theresa's College (disambiguation), any of several institutions
* St. Thomas' College, Matale, Sri Lanka
* S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka
* Scott Theological College, Kenya
* Sha Tin College, H ...
numbers
* Number 6 was added before all
Ooredoo Telecom - Formerly Wataniya Telecom numbers
* Number 9 was added before all
Zain numbers
* All the three digit lines remained the same without any additional number e.g. 121, 107, 113, 112, etc.
On June 15, 2013 the Kuwait's Ministry of Communications (MoC) has announced the launch of mobile number portability (MNP), a service that allows mobile users to change their service provider without the need to change their mobile number.
Here are the starting codes of landlines sorted by each area or city:
References
ITU allocation list Kuwait
Telecommunications in Kuwait
Kuwait communications-related lists
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