A telephone number in Belgium is a sequence of nine or ten digits dialed on a telephone to make a call on the Belgian telephone network. Belgium is under a full number dialing plan, meaning that the full national number must be dialed for all calls, while it retains the trunk code, '0', for all national dialling.
Exception: Some "special services" use 3 or 4 digits with no area or trunk codes: e.g.; 112 and 100 (fire brigade and ambulance); 101 (police); 1307 (info in French) or 1207 (info in Dutch), etc.
"112" is an emergency number for contacting the fire brigade, ambulance and police in all 27 countries of the European Union. Operators will help the caller in the country's native language, in English, or the language of any neighbouring country. Calls to this number for contacting the police are forwarded to "101", losing response time.
Area codes in Belgium are, excluding the leading '0', one or two digits long. Numbers are of variable length; landlines have a seven-digit subscriber number and a one-digit area code for large cities, while smaller cities have a six-digit subscriber number and a two-digit area code. All Belgian telephone numbers dialed within Belgium must use the leading '0' trunk code. Area codes are separated from the subscriber number by a slash and a space, and subscriber number digits are in the format xxx xx xx or xx xx xx (sometimes xxx xxx), depending on the length of the area code. See the table below for examples:
Belgium0x xxx xx xx - dialing a big city, such as Brussels, Antwerp, Liège and Ghent. 0xx xx xx xx - dialing a small city, such as Kortrijk, Mons, Ostend, Aalst or Verviers04xx xx xx xx - dialing a mobile number from a landline or another mobile phone.
Remark that Liège shares the trunk number 04 for landlines with the mobile numbers prefix 046,047,048, or 049. But landlines in Liège do not start with those sequences.
From outside Belgium, a caller would dial their international call prefix (typically 00 in Europe and 011 in North America), followed by 32 (the country code for Belgium), then the area code minus the trunk code '0', and finally the local number.
Dialing from New York to Brussels011-32-2-555-12-12 - Omitting the leading "0".
Dialing from New York to Charleroi011-32-71-123-456 - The subscriber number shortens with the addition of a number to the area code.
Dialing from New York to a mobile number011-32-4xx-12-34-56 - The dialer omits the leading "0".
Mobile/GSM area codes always begin with 04xx and the subscriber number is six digits long. Numbers are usually provided by Mobistar (re-branded as Orange), Base, or Proximus, and more recently by Telenet as well. Each provider has a unique number assigned as the second digit in the area code: Proximus numbers begin with 047x or 0460, Base numbers with 048x, Orange numbers with 049x and Telenet numbers with 0467 and 0468. With the introduction of number portability, both for landlines and mobile numbers, area codes may no longer correspond with their original providers or local switches.
Remark that landlines in Liège have numbers starting with 04, and so do mobile phones all over the country. But mobile numbers are 04xx xx xx xx – 10 digits in total – while Liège numbers are 04 xxx xx xx – 9 digits in total. Landlines in Liège also never starts with 04 6x, 04 7x, 04 8x or 04 9x.
On some mobile phones, the caller ID may fail unless the leading 0 is replaced with a + and the country code, i.e. a caller's number 0474/12.34.56 might need to be manually replaced to +32/474.12.34.56 in your phone. More ranges have become available between 0440 and 0468. For the latest list refer to the BIPT reference.[1]
Please do not confuse the 090 non-geographic number with the 09 city code of Ghent and the 070 non-geographic number with the 071 city code of Charleroi.
References
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External links
Obtain the operator serving a dial number
Area Codes in Belgium, DCCL, last updated 1 August 1999
World Telephone Numbering Guide: Belgium
Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunication
January 06, 2023
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A telephone number in Belgium is a sequence of nine or ten digits dialed on a telephone to make a call on the Belgian telephone network Belgium is under a full number dialing plan meaning that the full national number must be dialed for all calls while it retains the trunk code 0 for all national dialling Belgium telephone numbersLocationCountryBelgiumContinentEuropeTypeOpenFormat0x xxx xx xx 0xx xx xx xx geographic 04xx xx xx xx mobile Access codesCountry calling code 32International call prefix00Trunk prefix0Exception Some special services use 3 or 4 digits with no area or trunk codes e g 112 and 100 fire brigade and ambulance 101 police 1307 info in French or 1207 info in Dutch etc 112 is an emergency number for contacting the fire brigade ambulance and police in all 27 countries of the European Union Operators will help the caller in the country s native language in English or the language of any neighbouring country Calls to this number for contacting the police are forwarded to 101 losing response time The telephone numbering plan allows for numbers have varying lengths 9 digits for landline numbers and 10 digits for mobile numbers Contents 1 Overview and structure 2 Area codes 3 Mobile numbers 4 Non geographic numbers 5 References 6 External linksOverview and structure EditArea codes in Belgium are excluding the leading 0 one or two digits long Numbers are of variable length landlines have a seven digit subscriber number and a one digit area code for large cities while smaller cities have a six digit subscriber number and a two digit area code All Belgian telephone numbers dialed within Belgium must use the leading 0 trunk code Area codes are separated from the subscriber number by a slash and a space and subscriber number digits are in the format xxx xx xx or xx xx xx sometimes xxx xxx depending on the length of the area code See the table below for examples Belgium 0x xxx xx xx dialing a big city such as Brussels Antwerp Liege and Ghent 0xx xx xx xx dialing a small city such as Kortrijk Mons Ostend Aalst or Verviers 04xx xx xx xx dialing a mobile number from a landline or another mobile phone Remark that Liege shares the trunk number 04 for landlines with the mobile numbers prefix 046 047 048 or 049 But landlines in Liege do not start with those sequences From outside Belgium a caller would dial their international call prefix typically 00 in Europe and 011 in North America followed by 32 the country code for Belgium then the area code minus the trunk code 0 and finally the local number Dialing from New York to Brussels 011 32 2 555 12 12 Omitting the leading 0 Dialing from New York to Charleroi 011 32 71 123 456 The subscriber number shortens with the addition of a number to the area code Dialing from New York to a mobile number 011 32 4xx 12 34 56 The dialer omits the leading 0 Mobile GSM area codes always begin with 04xx and the subscriber number is six digits long Numbers are usually provided by Mobistar re branded as Orange Base or Proximus and more recently by Telenet as well Each provider has a unique number assigned as the second digit in the area code Proximus numbers begin with 047x or 0460 Base numbers with 048x Orange numbers with 049x and Telenet numbers with 0467 and 0468 With the introduction of number portability both for landlines and mobile numbers area codes may no longer correspond with their original providers or local switches Area codes Edit010 Wavre Waver 011 Hasselt 012 Tongeren Tongres 013 Diest 014 Geel Herentals Turnhout 015 Mechelen Malines 016 Leuven Louvain Tienen Tirlemont 019 Waremme Borgworm 02 Brussels Bruxelles Brussel 03 Antwerp Antwerpen Anvers Sint Niklaas 04 Liege Luik Voeren Fourons 050 Bruges Brugge Zeebrugge 051 Roeselare Roulers 052 Dendermonde Termonde 053 Aalst Alost 054 Ninove 055 Ronse Renaix 056 Kortrijk Courtrai Comines Warneton Komen Waasten Mouscron Moeskroen 057 Ypres Ieper 058 Veurne Furnes 059 Ostend Bredene Gistel Oostende Ostende Bredene Gistel 060 Chimay 061 Bastogne Bastenaken Libramont Chevigny 063 Arlon Aarlen 064 La Louviere 065 Mons Bergen Casteau 067 Nivelles Nijvel Soignies Zinnik 068 Ath Aat 069 Tournai Doornik 071 Charleroi 080 Stavelot 081 Namur Namen 082 Dinant 083 Ciney 084 Marche en Famenne 085 Huy Hoei 086 Durbuy 087 Verviers 089 Genk 09 Ghent Gent Gand Remark that landlines in Liege have numbers starting with 04 and so do mobile phones all over the country But mobile numbers are 04xx xx xx xx 10 digits in total while Liege numbers are 04 xxx xx xx 9 digits in total Landlines in Liege also never starts with 04 6x 04 7x 04 8x or 04 9x Mobile numbers EditNote that subscribers may have been ported to another network due to mobile number portability 0455 GSM Range is owned by VOO 0456 GSM Range is owned by MobileViking 0460 GSM Range is owned by Proximus 0465 GSM Range is owned by Lycamobile 0466 GSM Range is owned by Vectone 0467 GSM Range is owned by Telenet 0468 GSM Range is owned by Telenet 047 GSM Range is owned by Proximus 048 GSM Range is owned by Telenet Base 049 GSM Range is owned by Orange On some mobile phones the caller ID may fail unless the leading 0 is replaced with a and the country code i e a caller s number 0474 12 34 56 might need to be manually replaced to 32 474 12 34 56 in your phone More ranges have become available between 0440 and 0468 For the latest list refer to the BIPT reference 1 Non geographic numbers Edit070 Premium pay rate services 0 30 min 077 Machine to machine communication 2 078 National pay rate services 0800 toll free call rate services 090x Premium pay rate numbers 0900 0 50 min 0901 50 min 0902 1 min 0903 1 min 0904 2 min 0905 2 call 0906 1 min 0907 2 min 0909 31 call Number format 07x xxx xxx 0800 xx xxx 090x xx xxx Please do not confuse the 090 non geographic number with the 09 city code of Ghent and the 070 non geographic number with the 071 city code of Charleroi References Edit Database with reserved and allocated numbers BIPT www bipt be Retrieved 2021 06 12 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link BIPT Decision of the BIPT Council of 6 September 2011 on the determination of the numbering plan for M2M communication www bipt be Archived from the original on 2017 02 19 External links EditObtain the operator serving a dial number Area Codes in Belgium DCCL last updated 1 August 1999 World Telephone Numbering Guide Belgium Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunication Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Telephone numbers in Belgium amp oldid 1128140266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
