Telephone numbers in Sri LankaLocation of Sri Lanka (dark green) |
Location |
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Country | Sri Lanka |
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Continent | Asia |
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Regulator | Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka |
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Type | Open |
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NSN length | 7 |
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Format | 0AA-NNN NNNN (10 digits) |
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Access codes |
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Country code | +94 |
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International access | 00 |
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Long-distance | 0 |
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Emergency Services[1]
Code | Purpose | Organization |
110 | Fire Service Department | Fire and Rescue Service |
112 | Police Emergency Service Hot Line | Police Emergency Service (Mobile) |
114 | Hot Line for reporting information on explosives | Operational Commander Colombo (Sri Lanka Army) |
116 | Air Force Information Centre | Sri Lanka Air Force |
117 | Disaster Management Call Centre | DMC (Disaster Management Centre)[2] |
118 | National Help Desk | Ministry of Defence |
119 | Police Emergency Service | Sri Lanka Police Department |
1990 | Emergency Medical and Ambulance Service | Med 1 (Pvt) Ltd. |
More Info
3 Digits Short Codes for Special Services in Sri Lanka[3]
4 Digit Short Codes
- Short Codes in 19XX Range for Government Organizations
4 Digits Short Codes for Services in Sri Lanka
- Short Codes in 13XX Range for Private Sector Organizations
Operator Hotlines
Code | Operator |
1755 | Airtel[4] |
1777 | Dialog[5] |
1788 | Hutch[6] |
1575 | Lanka Bell[7] |
1212 | SLT-MOBITEL[8] |
1717 |
Fixed line (landline) codes
Fixed Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the xxx y zzzzzz format where:
xxx | represents the area code. All area codes begin with 0. (0xx y zzzzzz) |
y | represents the operator code for fixed (landline) numbers. |
zzzzzz | represents the main telephone number of six digits. |
Area codes[9]
Operator Codes for Fixed LTE/Fibre/Copper/CDMA
Area code | Operator code | Operator | Type |
0xx | 0 | Lanka Bell [Disconnected] | Fixed LTE |
1 | Unallocated | — |
2 | SLT-MOBITEL | Fixed Fibre/Copper |
3 | Fixed CDMA/LTE |
4 | Dialog | Fixed wireless CDMA/LTE |
5 | Lanka Bell [Disconnected] | Fixed CDMA |
6 | Unallocated | — |
7 | Dialog | Fixed wireless CDMA/LTE |
8 | Unallocated | — |
9 | Tritel | Public Payphones |
Mobile operator codes
Code | Operator |
070 | SLTMobitel |
071 |
072 | Hutch |
073 | Dialog |
074 |
075 | Airtel (Airtel is a subsidiary company of Dialog) |
076 | Dialog |
077 |
078 | Hutch |
079 | Unallocated (Requested by SLTMobitel) |
Mobile numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the xxx zzzzzzz format where:
- "xxx" represents the mobile operator code when contacting a mobile number. All mobile operator codes begin with 07.
- "zzzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of seven digits.
Dialling into Sri Lanka
To fixed line
To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx y zzzzzz format where:
+ | is the international call prefix (usually 00). |
94 | is Sri Lanka's country code. |
xx | represents the area code. (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka). |
y | represents the operator code. |
zzzzzz | represents the main telephone number of six digits. |
To mobile line
To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx zzzzzzz format where:
See also
References
- ^ "Emergency Services". www.srilanka.travel.
- ^ "Disaster Management Centre". www.dmc.gov.lk.
- ^ "3 Digits Short Codes for Special Services". www.trc.gov.lk.
- ^ "Airtal - Contact Us". www.airtel.lk.
- ^ "Dialog - Hotline Tariffs". www.dialog.lk.
- ^ "Hutch". hutch.lk/.
- ^ "Lanka Bell - Contact Us". lankabell.com/.
- ^ "Contact Us - General Feedback". www.slt.lk.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Dialing Area Code Numbers". Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-14.