New Prefixes for Telephone Numbers in Cyprus

January 15, 2002

This is to inform the public that CYTA (Cyprus Telecommunications Authority) has proceeded with the creation of a new National Numbering Plan (NNP) for telephone codes in Cyprus, so as to meet the needs that will arise from higher demand for telephone numbers and the introduction of new technologies. The zero (0) prefix will be abolished for all calls within Cyprus and 8-digit numbers will apply for all services. 

The new list of telephone codes, that are in effect from the 1^st of December, 2001 are as follows:

Stable Telephones                                   Old Number                  New Number

Nicosia                                                (02)                            22

Famagusta                                                     (03)                                    3

Larnaca                                                          (04)                                   24

Limassol                                                         (05)                                   25

Paphos                                                            (06)                                   26 

Mobile Telephones                                  Old Number                  New Number

CYTAGSM                                                      09                                       99

NMT                                                                092                                     992

Paging                                                             097                                    997

Soeasy                                                 098                            998

Other Services                                          Old Number                  New Number

Voicemail                                                         079                                   123

Freephone                                                       080                                    800

Premium Rate                                                 090                                    900

                                                                          099                                    909

Access to Internet                                          099 16                              099 016

Packet Switching Services                          0931 (access code)          1461

                                                                        0932 (access code)          1462

Universal Access                                           077                                     77

The existing telephone codes and the new numbers will operate concurrently from the 1st of November 2001 until 1st of June, 2002. From the 1st of June 2002 onwards all calls made using the old codes will be connected to a recorded message for a period of six months.

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