Area code 868

Area code 868 ("TNT") was created during a split from the original Area code 809 with permissive dialing beginning 1 June 1997.{{cite web|url=http://www.nanpa.com/nas/public/npasSince1995Report.do?method=displayNpasSince1995Report|title=Planning Letter(s): IL96/06-001|author=NANP Administration System|date=July 2010|work=NeuStar, Inc.|publisher=NANP System administrator|access-date=30 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628225852/http://www.nanpa.com/nas/public/npasSince1995Report.do?method=displayNpasSince1995Report|archive-date=28 June 2010|url-status=dead}}

With the end of permissive dialing on 31 May 1998, all calls placed to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago required the use of the +1 868 prefix. The local telephone regulator proposed the area code 868, which corresponds to "TNT"—an abbreviation for Trinidad and Tobago—to reflect the nation's identity within the NANP.

• ; From within North America (NANP)

When calling Trinidad and Tobago from elsewhere in the North American Numbering Plan (e.g., from the United States or Canada), callers dial as if undertaking regular ten-digit dialing within those countries. Callers must simply dial 1 + 868 + seven digit phone number.

• ; From outside NANP

When calling to Trinidad and Tobago from outside the NANP (e.g., from the United Kingdom), callers must dial their international dialing prefix followed by 1 to access the North American Numbering Plan. For example, a call placed from the United Kingdom would be dialled as 00 + 1 + 868 + local seven digit phone number.

When placing a phone call from Trinidad and Tobago, also known as HNPA (home numbering plan area) dialing, callers simply use seven-digit dialing (i.e. dialing the last seven digits of the phone number).

• ;To North America (NANP)

When calling other places in the North American Numbering Plan, callers dial as if undertaking regular ten-digit dialing in those countries. Callers dial 1 + NPA area code + seven digit phone number.

Though usually toll-free when dialed from the US, not all 1-800 phone numbers are toll-free when dialed from Trinidad and Tobago, and may be treated as a toll call.

• ;To areas outside the NANP

When calling to areas outside the NANP (e.g., the United Kingdom), callers dial 011 + country calling code + phone number. In the case of the UK, a user would dial 011 + 44 + UK phone number.

:National Operations Centre: 911, Police Force: 999, Ambulance: 811, Fire: 990

:Information/Directory Assistance: 6411,{{cite web |url=http://tstt.net.tt/index.cfm?p=http://tstt.net.tt/personal/products/other_services.cfm?shwSct=dir |title=Directory Assistance 6411 |year=2010 |publisher=Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) |access-date=30 July 2010 }} 611 (proposed replacement)

:Operator: 0

• List of NANP area codes
• North American Numbering Plan
• Area codes in the Caribbean

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• {{cite web |url=http://www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-t/number/t/tto/79162.html |title=Trinidad and Tobago National Numbering Plan |author=Admin. |year=2001 |publisher=International Telecommunication Union |access-date=30 July 2010 }}

• [http://www.tatt.org.tt/ Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago]
• [http://www.nanpa.com North American Numbering Plan Administrator]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090828173214/http://areacodedownload.com/868/index.html List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 868 Area Code]

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Category:Communications in Trinidad and Tobago