View source for Telephone numbers in Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha

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| continent = Africa
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In the island of [[Saint Helena]] and the archipelago of [[Tristan da Cunha]], telecommunications are administered by [[Sure (company)|Sure Saint Helena]]. There is a fixed five-digit number plan, and the country calling code is +290.
[[Ascension Island]] is also part of the [[British Overseas Territory]] of [[Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha]], but it has a [[Telephone numbers in Ascension Island|separate calling code and numbering scheme]].
==2013 change to numbering plan==
From 1 October 2013, all existing 4-digit telephone numbers on St Helena were to be prefixed by a '2' to move from a 4-digit to a 5-digit numbering plan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Change to 5 Digit Telephone Numbering Plan |author=Sure South Atlantic Ltd. |url=http://sams.sh/sentinel/Sentinel_130829.pdf |newspaper=The Sentinel |page=19 |date=29 August 2013 |access-date=August 29, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309083804/http://sams.sh/sentinel/Sentinel_130829.pdf|archivedate = 9 March 2017|publisher=South Atlantic Media Services|authorlink=Sure (company)|type=advert}}</ref> The change in numbering resulted from an increased demand for new telephone services and also provided a platform for the future introduction of a cellular network on the island.<ref name="SAMS20130620">{{cite news |title=Don't forget your number 2's |url=http://sams.sh/sentinel/Sentinel_130620.pdf |newspaper=The Sentinel |page=7 |date=20 June 2013 |access-date=August 29, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309092058/http://sams.sh/sentinel/Sentinel_130620.pdf|archivedate=9 March 2017|publisher = South Atlantic Media Services}}</ref>
==Allocations==
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! Number range<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/opb/sp/T-SP-OB.1030-2013-OAS-PDF-E.pdf|title=ITU Operational Bulletin|issue=1030|date=15 June 2013|accessdate=8 January 2021|publisher=[[International Telecommunication Union]]|pages=11–12}}</ref> || Area || Comments
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| 1XX – 19XX || non-geographic|| PSTN Service Numbers
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| 9XX || non-geographic|| Emergency Services
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| 1XXXX || Reserved || Reserved for future Telephone Services
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| 20XXX || || PSTN Services
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| 21XXX || || PSTN Services
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| 22XXX || Jamestown, St Helena || PSTN Services
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| 23XXX - 25XXX || || PSTN Services
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| 260XX – 261XX || || Information Service
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| 262XX || non-geographic|| Voice Messaging
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| 263XX || non-geographic|| Flexible Access
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| 264XX - 29XXX || || PSTN Services
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| 3XXXX || || Reserved for future Telephone Services
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| 4XXXX || || Reserved for future Telephone Services
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| 5XXXX || non-geographic || Mobile<ref name="sure20150828">{{cite web |url=http://www.sure.co.sh/faq.html |access-date=28 August 2015 |publisher=Sure Saint Helena |title=Frequently Asked Questions|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924111936/http://www.sure.co.sh/faq.html|archivedate=24 September 2015}}</ref>
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| 6XXXX || non-geographic || Mobile<ref name="sure20150828" />
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| 7XXXX || || Reserved for future Telephone Services
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| 8XXXX || Tristan Da Cunha || Reserved for future Telephone Services
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| 9XXXX || || Reserved for future Telephone Services
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==Tristan da Cunha==
Although Tristan da Cunha shares the +290 code with St Helena, residents have access to the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] Telecommunications Network, provided by [[Global Crossing]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telecompaper.com/news/global-crossing-extends-fco-network-to-tristan-da-cunha--518367 |title=Global Crossing extends FCO network to Tristan da Cunha |publisher=Telecom Paper |date=22 May 2006 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728182558/https://www.telecompaper.com/news/global-crossing-extends-fco-network-to-tristan-da-cunha--518367 |archive-date=28 July 2013}}</ref> This uses a [[London]] [[020]] numbering range, meaning that numbers are accessed via the [[Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom|UK telephone numbering plan]].<ref>[https://www.tristandc.com/postoffice.php Tristan da Cunha Post Office]</ref>
==See also==
*[[Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom]]
*[[Telephone numbers in Ascension Island]]
==References==
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[[Category:Telephone numbers by country|Saint Helena]]
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