Telephone numbers in Kazakhstan
.svg) Location of Kazakhstan | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|
| Continent | Asia |
| Regulator | Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| NSN length | 11 |
| Format | (0xx) xxx xx xx (6xx) xxx xx xx (7xx) xxx xx xx |
| Country code | 7 |
| International access | 8~10 |
| Long-distance | 8~ |
Telephone numbers in Kazakhstan are regulated by the Telecommunications Committee of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations, and Aerospace Industry in the Republic of Kazakhstan,[1] and administered by telecommunication providers, such as Kazakhtelecom, a state-backed and the largest national operator.
Kazakhstan shares country code 7 with Russia since its independence in 1991. In 2021, ITU reserved the code 997[2] for Kazakhstan. While the country planned to activate it by January 2023, it was decided to keep country code 7.[3]
Country code
[edit]Kazakhstan is a member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and has been using the ITU-assigned country code 7 jointly with Russia in an integrated numbering plan since the breakup of the Soviet Union. In 2021, ITU reserved country code 997 for Kazakhstan, which the government planned to activate on 1 January 2023 with a two-year period of permissive dialling for the former code 7.[2] The plan was abandoned,[4][5] in November 2023, when it was reported that Kazakhstan instead had been working on a new code-sharing agreement with Russia.[3][6][7]
Numbering plan
[edit]Under an agreement with Russia signed on 11 June 2006, Kazakhstan was assigned zone codes 6xx and 7xx (x = 0 to 9) in the integrated numbering plan with ITU country code 7.
Geographical numbers
[edit]Geographical (landline) telephone numbers in Kazakhstan consist of ten digits:
- zone code: the leading three digits
- area code: the following one or two digits
- subscriber number: the last six or five digits, depending on the length of the area code.
Geographic numbers use zone codes in the range from 710 to 729.[8] Prior to the 2006 agreement, landlines used zone codes in the 3xx range; as zone codes 3xx were assigned to Russia, zone codes in Kazakhstan were changed by substituting the leading 3 with 7 in mid-2007.
| Area code | Region |
|---|---|
| 710 | Karaganda Region |
| 711 | West Kazakhstan Region |
| 712 | Atyrau Region |
| 713 | Aktobe Region |
| 714 | Kostanay Region |
| 715 | North Kazakhstan Region |
| 716 | Akmola Region |
| 717 | Astana |
| 718 | Pavlodar Region |
| 721 | Karaganda Region |
| 722 | East Kazakhstan Region |
| 723 | |
| 724 | Kyzylorda Region |
| 725 | Shymkent |
| Turkistan Region | |
| 726 | Jambyl Region |
| 727 | Almaty |
| Almaty Region | |
| 728 | Almaty Region |
| 729 | Mangystau Region |
Non-geographical numbers
[edit]Non-geographical numbers start with 75x or 76x.[8]
Mobile numbers
[edit]Mobile numbers have 10 digits starting with 70x or 77x.[8]
Dialling procedures
[edit]Local and national dialling
[edit]Calls within a single area code can be made by dialling the seven-digit subscriber number alone. For long-distance calls, callers from landline numbers dial the long-distance prefix 8, wait for a tone, and then dial the zone code and number. Modern exchanges no longer require waiting for the tone, nor does mobile telephony where the long-distance prefix is not required.[citation needed]
International dialling
[edit]The international dialling prefix is 8~10 – callers dial 8, wait for a tone, and then dial 10 immediately followed by the country code and the remainder of the number. Modern exchanges no longer require waiting for the tone.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Documents-Telecommunications Committee of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan". Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ a b "Kazakhstan Will Get Its Own International Dialing Code And Abandon Russian One". Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ a b ""Семёрка" остаётся: Казахстан передумал менять телефонный код". Forbes Kazakhstan. 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ "Liaison statement on issues arising from discussions on re-numbering of Kazakhstan's E.164 country code". ITU. 6 December 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "Liaison statement on ITU-T SG2 lead study group activities (June 2022 to March 2023) [from ITU-T SG2]". www.itu.int. 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "The Week in Kazakhstan: Plus Seven - Аналитический интернет-журнал Власть". Vlast (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ "Казахстан решил не менять телефонный код +7, используемый совместно с Россией - Аналитический интернет-журнал Власть". vlast.kz (in Russian). 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ a b c Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Informatization and Communication. "Communication of 7.II.2012". ITU. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
