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Jordan

+962

Number Format

Area Code:            1 digit
Subscriber Number:    7-8 digits (formerly 5-6 digits)
Trunk Prefix:         0
International Prefix: 00

Area code information

November 2006 - updated wireless number ranges

Number range     Carrier/service
------------     ---------------
+962 7 454xxxxx  XPress trunked radio dispatch
+962 7 455xxxxx  XPress trunked radio dispatch
+962 7 456xxxxx  XPress trunked radio dispatch
+962 7 457xxxxx  XPress trunked radio dispatch
+962 7 466xxxxx  Mirsal paging
+962 7 477xxxxx  Mirsal paging
+962 7 75xxxxxx  MobileCom GSM
+962 7 76xxxxxx  MobileCom GSM
+962 7 79xxxxxx  Mobilcom
+962 7 85xxxxxx  Umniah
+962 7 88xxxxxx  Umniah
+962 7 90xxxxxx  Fastlink
+962 7 95xxxxxx  Fastlink
+962 7 96xxxxxx  Fastlink
+962 7 97xxxxxx  Fastlink

Source: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission announcement (30 November 2006, via ITU)

November 2005 - Amman numbering range update

Batelco carrier numbers in Greater Amman have the form +962 6 200xxxx.

Jordan Telecom carrier numbers in Greater Amman are of the following forms:

+962 6 402xxxx
+962 6 405xxxx
+962 6 412xxxx
+962 6 413xxxx
+962 6 414xxxx
+962 6 416xxxx
+962 6 417xxxx
+962 6 420xxxx
+962 6 425xxxx
+962 6 426xxxx
+962 6 429xxxx
+962 6 430xxxx
+962 6 437xxxx

Source: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission announcement (16 November 2005, via ITU)

15 May 2005 - Umniah mobile numbers activated

+962 7 88xxxxxx begins service for mobile carrier Umniah.

April 2005 - updated mobile number ranges

The following mobile number ranges are in effect as of late April:

Number range     Carrier/service
============     ===============
+962 7 454xxxxx  XPress (trunked radio dispatch)
+962 7 455xxxxx  XPress (trunked radio dispatch)
+962 7 456xxxxx  XPress (trunked radio dispatch)
+962 7 457xxxxx  XPress (trunked radio dispatch)
+962 7 466xxxxx  Mirsal (paging)
+962 7 477xxxxx  Mirsal (paging)
+962 7 75xxxxxx  MobileCom (GSM)
+962 7 76xxxxxx  MobileCom (GSM)
+962 7 77xxxxxx  MobileCom (GSM)
+962 7 88xxxxxx  Umniah (as of 15 May 2005)
+962 7 90xxxxxx  Fastlink (GSM)
+962 7 95xxxxxx  Fastlink (GSM)
+962 7 96xxxxxx  Fastlink (GSM)

Also, Jordan Telecom voice mail access: +962 1544

1 March 2005 - new numbering range for XPress mobile

+962 7 457xxxxx was introduced for mobile carrier XPress.

(courtesy Waleed Abu Jirries, Jordan Telecom)

31 December 2004 - mobile numbers in 8-digit format

Mobile numbers in Jordan were standardised to an 8-digit format, +962 7 xxxxxxxx, as of 31 December 2004.

Migration details from previous numbers was not indicated, although it is likely that the last digit of the former mobile area code was prepended to the subscriber number - e.g. +962 79 5xxxxxx could have become +962 7 95xxxxxx.

The following ranges took effect with the change:

Number range     Carrier/service
============     ===============
+962 7 454xxxxx  XPress (trunked radio dispatch)
+962 7 455xxxxx  XPress (trunked radio dispatch)
+962 7 456xxxxx  XPress (trunked radio dispatch)
+962 7 457xxxxx  XPress (trunked radio dispatch) [note 1]
+962 7 466xxxxx  Mirsal (paging)
+962 7 477xxxxx  Mirsal (paging)
+962 7 75xxxxxx  MobileCom (GSM)
+962 7 76xxxxxx  MobileCom (GSM)
+962 7 88xxxxxx  Public Mobile Telecom. Service (UMNIAH) [note 1]
+962 7 90xxxxxx  Fastlink (GSM)
+962 7 95xxxxxx  Fastlink (GSM)
+962 7 96xxxxxx  Fastlink (GSM)

[note 1]: these number ranges were announced by TRC via ITU on 20 April 2005, which is an update of an earlier 10 March 2004 announcement. It is not clear if these ranges were introduced during or after the 31 December 2004 mobile renumbering.

Source: TRC Announcement (via ITU), 20 April 2005.

12 April 2002 - GSM mobile number changes

On 12 April 2002, '5' was prepended to existing GSM mobile subscriber numbers. Area codes remained unchanged at this time. This included Fastlink's pre-paid users (on +962 79). For example, +962 79 xxxxxx became +962 79 5xxxxxx.

Source TRC Announcement (15 April 2002, via ITU).

General/Regulatory Notes

A National Numbering Plan and guidelines document is available from TRC. The publication date was not specified, but the document made reference to studies conducted in 2002.

Short codes are of format 1xx (with provision to expand to 1xxx format).

Number ranges with subscriber number digits are as follows:

Number range Location/Service ============ ================ +962 2 xxxxxxx fixed/geographic - Northern region +962 3 xxxxxxx fixed/geographic - Southern region +962 5 xxxxxxx fixed/geographic - Middle region +962 6 xxxxxxx fixed/geographic - Greater Amman +962 7 xxxxxxxx mobile/paging/personal +962 8 xxxxxxx special (Freephone, Fixed Cost, Shared Cost) +962 9 xxxxxxx premium Subscriber numbers were once known to be 5-6 digits. The time at which this was expanded to 7-8 digits is unclear; an announcement by regulator TRC in July 2001 indicated 7-digit subscriber numbers in effect for both fixed and mobile subscriber numbers.

Numbering plan information is posted (Word document format, as of 1 July 2001) on an ITU numbering page.

National regulator is Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC).

TRC is under the Jordan Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (formerly Ministry of Post and Communications until 2002).

Some Jordan carriers:

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