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Press Release: 37/2002 New National Numbering Plan
As from June 1st, 2002CYTA, in the light of rapid changes in world telecommunications and the introduction of new services and in the framework of harmonisation with the Directions of the European Union and international organisations, has modernised the National Numbering Plan (NNP).
The new NNP was introduced on December 1st, 2001 with parallel operation of old and new numbers. As from June 1st, 2002 the parallel operation is terminated and all calls to the old numbers will be forwarded to recorded announcements for a period of six months, until December 1st, 2002.
It is noted that the above arrangement will not apply for the Fax Service, the Internet Service, the Short Message Service and the Packet Switching Service (CYTAPAC) and customers should ONLY use the new numbers.
Changes will affect almost all telecommunication services that use telephone numbers.
More specifically:
There will be an 8-digit numbering for Fixed Telephony (PSTN and ISDN) all over Cyprus. The "0" prefix is abolished for all calls within Cyprus. The "2" digit and the area code will be incorporated into the existing 6-digit number. The new 8-digit number will be used for all calls within Cyprus (within district and between districts). The new 8-digit numbers for the Nicosia district will begin with 22, for the Famagusta district with 23, for the Larnaca district with 24, for the Limassol district with 25 and for the Paphos district with 26.
For Mobile Telephony and Paging the "09" code will be replaced by the "99" digits.
Changes will also apply for a number of other services. A detailed list of the changes is shown in the table below.
It is also noted that from now on customers should programme their telephone facilities (e.g. Call Forwarding, Abbreviated Dialing) using the new 8-digit numbers.
The Special Services numbering (3-digit and 4-digit numbers), as well as the prefix "00" ("+" for Mobile Telephony) for international calls have not changed.
For calling Cyprus from abroad customers should dial the international prefix, the code for Cyprus (357) and the new 8-digit number.
More information about the new numbers can be found on the website www.cyta.com.cy\tesa or by calling the freephone line 80002001 and the CYTA Call Centre 132.
Public Relations Department
30 May 2002D E T A I L E D N U M B E R C H A N G E S L I S T
Fixed Telephony
(PSTN & ISDN)Old Number New Number Nicosia (02) ×××××× 22×××××× Famagusta (03) ×××××× 23×××××× Larnaca (04) ×××××× 24×××××× Limassol (05) ×××××× 25×××××× Paphos (06) ×××××× 26××××××
Mobile Telephony Old Number New Number CYTAGSM 09XXXXXX 99XXXXXX NMT-900 092XXXXX 992XXXXX Paging 097XXXXX 997XXXXX soeasy 098XXXXX 998XXXXX
Other Services Old
Number/CodeNew Number/Code VoiceMail (for Fixed and Mobile Telephony) 079 + service number
or
079 (only for Mobile Telephony)123 + new service number
or
123Freephone Service 080 ××××× 800××××× Premium Rate Service 090 ×××××
099 ×××××900×××××
909×××××Short Message Service (SMS) Centre Number +3579700000 +35799700000 Access to the Internet 099 16××
099 26××909016××
909026××Packet Switching Service (CYTAPAC) 0931 (Access Code)
0932 (Access Code)1461
1462Universal Access Service
(the change will apply after December 1st, 2002)077 XXXX 77XXXX