Telephone numbers in Botswana

{{Short description|Botswana telephone calling codes}}

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| continent = Africa

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| country_calling_code = +267

| international_prefix = 00

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| regulator = Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority

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Fixed line numbers in Botswana are seven digits long in a closed telephone numbering plan, with the geographical area being indicated by the first two or three digits, meaning that there are no area codes. The country was allocated its own country code by the International Telecommunication Union, +267, in the late 1960s.[https://books.google.com/books?id=IcVjAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Botswana%22 White Book], Volume 2, Part 1, International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee, International Telecommunication Union, 1969, page 29

Calling formats

  • xx xxxxx or xxx xxxxx – calling within Botswana
  • +267 xx xxxxx or +267 xxx xxxxx – calling from outside Botswana

The NSN length is seven digits for fixed lines, and eight digits for VoIP and mobile ranges.

Until the 1990s, calls to Botswana could be made from South Africa using the regional code 0192.[https://books.google.com/books?id=j75IAAAAYAAJ&q=%220194%22 Pretoria Telephone Directory], Department of Posts and Telecommunications, 1991, page 21

General allocations

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! colspan="2"|LIST OF ALLOCATIONS

Prefix || Usage
1XXShort codes
20Non-geographic numbering
21 - 29Geographic numbering (Francistown region)
30Non-geographic numbering
31 - 39Geographic numbering (Gaborone)
40Non-geographic numbering
41 - 49Geographic numbering (Palapye region)
50Non-geographic numbering
51 - 59Geographic numbering (south-east region)
60Non-geographic numbering
61 - 69Geographic numbering (north and west regions)
70 - 79Personal and mobile numbering
80 - 89Non-geographic numbering (freephone, etc.)
90Premium rate services (non-geographic)
91 - 98Reserved
99XEmergency services

Fixed allocations in Botswana

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! colspan="2"|LIST OF FIXED ALLOCATIONS[http://www.itu.int/oth/T020200001C/en International Numbering Resources : National Numbering Plans : Botswana], ITU-T

Number range || Area
538 XXXXrowspan="2"|Ramotswa Area
539 XXXX
471 XXXXrowspan="4"|Mahalapye Area
472 XXXX
476 XXXX
477 XXXX
659 XXXXGantsi Area
490 XXXXrowspan="6"|Palapye Area
491 XXXX
492 XXXX
493 XXXX
494 XXXX
495 XXXX
260 XXXXrowspan="4"|Selebi-Phikwe Area
261 XXXX
262 XXXX
264 XXXX
240 XXXXrowspan="6"|Francistown Area
241 XXXX
242 XXXX
243 XXXX
244 XXXX
248 XXXX
290 XXXXrowspan="4"|Letlhakane/Orapa Area
295 XXXX
297 XXXX
298 XXXX
651 XXXXrowspan="2"|Kgalagadi Area
654 XXXX
460 XXXXrowspan="2"|Serowe Area
463 XXXX
590 XXXXrowspan="6"|Molepolole Area
591 XXXX
592 XXXX
593 XXXX
594 XXXX
599 XXXX
680 XXXXrowspan="3"|Maun Area
686 XXXX
687 XXXX
310 XXXXOuter Gaborone Area
540 XXXXrowspan="4"|Barolong/Ngwaketse Area
544 XXXX
548 XXXX
549 XXXX
571 XXXXrowspan="5"|Mochudi Area
572 XXXX
573 XXXX
574 XXXX
577 XXXX
392 XXXXrowspan="3"|Gaborone Area
394 XXXX
395 XXXX
390 XXXXrowspan="4"|Gaborone Area
391 XXXX
397 XXXX
355 XXXX
311 XXXX

| rowspan="8" |Gaborone Area

312 XXXX
313 XXXX
315 8250
316 XXXX
317 XXXX
318 XXXX
319 XXXX
530 XXXXrowspan="2"|Lobatse Area
533 XXXX
588 XXXXJwaneng Area
360 XXXXrowspan="13"|Gaborone Area
361 XXXX
362 XXXX
363 XXXX
364 XXXX
365 XXXX
366 XXXX
367 XXXX
368 XXXX
369 XXXX
370 XXXX
371 XXXX
393 XXXX
621 XXXXrowspan="4"|Kasane Area
622 XXXX
623 XXXX
625 XXXX

Mobile numbers

Mobile numbers are eight digits long, with the first two digits indicating the network operator.

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! colspan="2"|LIST OF MOBILE ALLOCATIONS

Number range || Operator
71 000 000 – 71 999 999rowspan="7"|Mascom Wireless
74 000 000 – 74 299 999
74 500 000 – 74 799 999
75 400 000 – 75 699 999
75 900 000 – 75 999 999
76 000 000 – 76 299 999
76 600 000 – 76 799 999
72 000 000 – 72 999 999rowspan="4"|Orange Botswana
74 300 000 – 74 499 999
75 000 000 – 75 399 999
76 300 000 – 76 599 999
73 000 000 – 73 999 999Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC)

References

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