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for inbound routing of international calls. The telephone number format consists of the three-digit area code, the three-digit central office prefix and the local four-digit line or station number. Dialing procedures within the country and abroad comform to NANP standards. Thus, Barbados telephone
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was divided, and new area codes were assigned to individual administrations. Area code 246 was assigned to
Barbados in 1995. The area code was in effect from 1 July 1996, and a permissive dialing period extended to 15 January 1997, at which time all calls placed to Barbados required the new area
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227, 228, 229, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 292, 367, 410, 412, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 736, 737, 753, 757, 958,
500:. The following central offices were outlined in 2004 by the Minister of Energy and Public Utilities. In most cases Barbados numbers beginning with the following central office codes do not permit incoming
220:), callers must dial the international dialling prefix followed by 1 to access the North American Numbering Plan. For example, a call placed from the United Kingdom is dialled as
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are toll-free when being dialled from
Barbados, and may be treated as a toll call. If the number is not toll-free a recording gives directions for placing a fee based call.
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Following liberalisation of the telecommunications industry in
Barbados, various central office codes were implemented for
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for use by all affiliated telephone administrations in
Bermuda and the Caribbean islands. Between 1995 and 1999, the
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825:(VoIP), Barbados Min. of Finance, Investment, Telecommunications and Energy (MFIE) - Telecommunications Unit
716:"E.123 : Notation for national and international telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and Web addresses"
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Ministry of Finance, Investment, Telecommunications and Energy (MFIE) of the
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240:(i.e. dialling the last seven digits of the national telephone number). Unlike in some other
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When calling
Barbados from elsewhere in the North American Numbering Plan (e.g. from the
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691:. Ministry of Finance, Investment, Telecommunications and Energy (MFIE). Archived from
641:. Ministry of Finance, Investment, Telecommunications and Energy (MFIE). Archived from
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When calling to other places in the North
American Numbering Plan, calls are dialed by
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Other landline central office codes which have been activated include the following:
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122:
42:
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854:- In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade & International Business
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subscribers have unlimited/un-metered rates for calling other local landlines.
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566:(820-829), Formerly controlled by AT&T Wireless until transfer to Digicel.
504:. This list was updated to include allocations for Ozone Wireless from 2014.
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Barbados, stated «the area code 26 spells BIM on our keypads», as quoted in “
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As a member of the North
American Numbering Plan, Barbados uses telephone
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When calling to
Barbados from outside the NANP (e.g. from the
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Though usually toll-free when dialled from the US, not all
768:"Introduction of 246 (Barbados) Numbering Plan Area (NPA)"
744:"Introduction of 246 (Barbados) Numbering Plan Area (NPA)"
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1367:
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List of
Central Office exchanges from 246 Area Code
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467:228, 426, 427, 429, 430, 431, 434, 435, 436, 437
287:When calling to areas outside the NANP (e.g. the
236:When placing a call within Barbados, callers use
614:List of North American Numbering Plan area codes
1446:
1010:
8:
816:Barbados Voice over Internet Protocol Policy
307:Police Force: 211, Ambulance: 511, Fire: 311
204:and the seven digit local telephone number.
534:Ace Communications International Telephony
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1439:
1431:
1017:
1003:
995:
662:Conor Looney, Chief Executive Officer of
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332:
151:American Telephone and Telegraph Company
103:on an alpha-numeric telephone keypad, a
668:Digicel throwing its support behind BIM
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559:
738:
736:
1737:Barbados communications-related lists
791:International Telecommunication Union
720:International Telecommunication Union
310:Information/Directory Assistance: 411
196:after the long-distance trunk prefix
131:International Telecommunication Union
7:
1462:Telephone numbers in North America
852:The Barbados Telecommunications Unit
25:
797:from the original on 27 July 2010
520:(formerly bMobile, C&W, LIME)
264:in those countries. Callers dial
1576:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
965:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
635:"Policies, Plan & Registers"
328:incumbent local exchange carrier
298:+ area code + telephone number.
178:From within North America (NANP)
228:is the local telephone number.
110:Telecommunication services and
1727:Telecommunications in Barbados
775:, Bellcore Letter IL-95/12-006
39:British Indian Ocean Territory
1:
1034:North American Numbering Plan
322:In the NANP telephone format
273:1-800, 1-888, 1-877, or 1-866
112:telephone numbers in Barbados
89:North American Numbering Plan
18:Telephone numbers in Barbados
1701:United States Virgin Islands
27:Barbados telephone area code
1732:Area codes in the Caribbean
609:Area codes in the Caribbean
1753:
1722:Communications in Barbados
839:3 Cellular Licences Issued
787:"National Numbering Plans"
244:islands, most residential
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30:Not to be confused with
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129:numbers are quoted per
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133:(ITU) Recommendation
116:Government of Barbados
1566:Saint Kitts and Nevis
821:July 6, 2011, at the
516:Liberty Latin America
498:local mobile carriers
210:From outside the NANP
66:13.17000°N 59.55250°W
1088:District of Columbia
318:Central office codes
238:seven-digit dialling
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153:(AT&T) assigned
1581:Trinidad and Tobago
1476:Antigua and Barbuda
1337:U.S. Virgin Islands
984:Trinidad and Tobago
871:
749:. NANPA. 1995-12-11
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