Telephone numbers in Rwanda

Rwanda telephone numbers

Location
Country	Rwanda
Continent	Africa
Access codes
Country calling code	+250
International call prefix	000
Trunk prefix	none

Calling formats

The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency introduced a new telephone numbering plan in February 2009.

To call within Rwanda, the following format is now used:

• 250 5XX XXX Land-line Calls (formerly 5XX XXX)
• 255 5XX XXX Land-line Calls (formerly 5XX XXX)
• 783 XXX XXX Mobile Calls (formerly 03 XXX XXX)
• 788 XXX XXX Mobile Calls (formerly 08 XXX XXX)
• 75X XXX XXX Mobile Calls (CDMA)

List of allocations in Rwanda

LIST OF ALLOCATIONS IN 2009[1]
NDC (National Destination Code) or leading digits of NSN (National Significant Number NSN	Number length	Usage of E.164 Number	Additional Information
25	9	Geographic, fixed	Rwandatel
72	9	Non-geographic, mobile	TIGO Rwanda
73	9	Non-geographic, mobile	Airtel Rwanda
78	9	Non-geographic, mobile	MTN Rwanda
06	8	Non-geographic, satellite	Rwanda Satellite

The leading zero must be dialled from abroad.

References

1. http://www.itu.int/oth/T02020000AE/en

• How to Call Rwanda - accessed 17 May 2010.
• Rwanda telephone numbering changes - accessed 17 May 2010.