Telephone numbers in Russia are under a unified numbering plan with Kazakhstan, both of which share the international code +7. Historically, +7 was used as the country calling code for all of the Soviet Union. Following the Soviet break-up, all of its former republics, save for Russia and Kazakhstan, switched to new country codes. Following Abkhazia's secession from Georgia, Abkhazia switched to the Russian telephone codes +7 840 for landlines and +7 940 for mobile phones, though it still can be reached via the Georgian telephone code +995 44.[2]
Russia telephone numbers
Location of Russia with unrecognized territories in light green.[a]
Russia uses a four-level (local, zone, country, international) open dialing plan. Local telecommunications regulators had planned to abandon this system and change to a closed dialing plan at all levels by 2009, but postponed the changeover until 2010,[6] later pushed once more until 2012[7] and finally approved for implementation in the period of 2020–2025.[8] Currently, all national subscriber numbers consist of 10 digits (excluding any prefixes), with 3 digits for an area code and a 7-digit individual number which includes a zone code (up to 2 digits).
The international dialing prefix in Russia is "8~10"—callers dial "8", wait for a tone, and then dial "10", followed by the country code, area code, and number. The long-distance prefix is "8~". There are plans to change those prefixes to "0" for national and "00" for international dialing,[9] to be implemented by 2020.
Placing long-distance and international calls
When making long-distance or international calls from a fixed line, a subscriber may choose either of two providers: Pre-Select or Hot-Choice. If a subscriber prefers Pre-Select, they call a prescribed free number (8-800-333-0990 for MTT or 8-800-100-2525 RT) and sign up initially for service. They may also sign a statement at the phone company indicating their choice of provider. With this provider, the prefixes and dialing procedures for non-local calls are the ones currently in use.
The default regulation in Moscow is Hot-Choice (not available yet on all exchanges; regional operators apply their own regulation depending on availability). Available operators are:
The dialing pattern for Hot-Choice subscribers is different. After dialing "8", the subscriber waits for a tone and then dials the operator code (OC) either for a long-distance call or an international call.
Operator
Long-distance call code
International call code
RT
55
10
MTT
53
58
GT
51
56
TTK
52
57
Orange
54
59
Arctel
21
26
Synterra
22
27
Comstar
23
28
Dialing pattern
Note: the tone signal after dialing "8" is compulsory on old analog exchanges and optional on digital exchanges.
Calls within a city or region
xxx-xx-xx (exception: Moscow—see below), e.g.:
3-45-67
22-33-44
234-56-78
Local phone numbers in Russia may be made up of five (x-xx-xx), six (xx-xx-xx), or seven (xxx-xx-xx) digits.
Moscow City has three area codes assigned: 495, 498 and 499:
when calling from any zone to 499: 8 499 xxx-xx-xx
when calling from any zone to 498: 8 498 xxx-xx-xx
when calling from any zone to 495: 8 495 xxx-xx-xx
Calls between these codes are local calls and are not charged at long-distance rates.
Calls between cities/regions within Russia
Pre-Selected Operator: 8-tone-ABC xxx-xx-xx (where ABC is the area code)
e.g. 8 812 234-56-78 (to St. Petersburg)
Hot-Choice Operator selection: 8-tone-OC ABC xxx-xx-xx (where OC is the Operator Code and ABC is the area code)
e.g. 8-53 812 234-56-78 (to St. Petersburg via MTT)
International calls from Russia
Pre-Selected Operator: 8-tone-10 International number
e.g. 8-10 44 20 7946-0123 (to London/UK)
Hot-Choice Operator selection: 8-tone-OC International number where OC is the Operator Code
e.g. 8-58 44 20 7946-0123 (to London/UK via MTT)
Calls from outside Russia
+7 ABC xxx-xx-xx where ABC is the area code
Area codes
First digit of code
Routed to
0
Not used (Reserved for long-distance and international prefix)
Geographic codes, Toll-Free, and Pay-Line (for common usage with Kazakhstan and Abkhazia)
9
Mobile, GSM, & Pay-Line (code 940 is for Abkhazia mobiles)
List of area codes in Russia
The dialing code range 4xx was introduced on 1 December 2005 to replace 0xx, in order to make it possible to adopt the ITU convention of 0 and 00 dialing prefixes for local and international dialing respectively. The old '095' dialing code, along with 19 other Russian area codes starting with '0', expired on 31 January 2006.[19]
In a press conference in December 2013 Minister of Emergency Situations, Vladimir Puchkov said that the unified system runs in a full pilot mode from 2014 and will fully enter to operational mode in 2016.[21]
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^Steve Gutterman; Pavel Polityuk (March 18, 2014). "Putin signs Crimea treaty, will not seize other Ukraine regions". Reuters. from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
^"Ukraine crisis timeline". BBC News. November 13, 2014. from the original on June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
^ abInternational Telecom Union - Kazakhstan - Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan(PDF), 2012-11-13, (PDF) from the original on 2012-09-07, retrieved 2014-06-12
^"Москва лишилась кода "095"". lenta.ru. from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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^. Tass Telecom. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
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Telephone numbers in Russia are under a unified numbering plan with Kazakhstan both of which share the international code 7 Historically 7 was used as the country calling code for all of the Soviet Union Following the Soviet break up all of its former republics save for Russia and Kazakhstan switched to new country codes Following Abkhazia s secession from Georgia Abkhazia switched to the Russian telephone codes 7 840 for landlines and 7 940 for mobile phones though it still can be reached via the Georgian telephone code 995 44 2 Russia telephone numbersLocation of Russia with unrecognized territories in light green a LocationCountryRussiaContinentAsiaRegulatorMinistry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian FederationTypeClosedNSN length10Format ABC xxx xx xxNumbering planRussian Federation National Numbering Plan NNP Last updated2016Access codesCountry calling code 7International call prefix8 xx where means wait for the next dial tone and xx is the international carrier selection code Trunk prefix8After the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014 b the Republic of Crimea switched to the Russian telephone codes 7 978 for mobile phones and 7 365 for landlines while the city of Sevastopol switched to the codes 7 978 for mobile phones and 7 869 for landlines since 7 May 2015 5 Russia uses a four level local zone country international open dialing plan Local telecommunications regulators had planned to abandon this system and change to a closed dialing plan at all levels by 2009 but postponed the changeover until 2010 6 later pushed once more until 2012 7 and finally approved for implementation in the period of 2020 2025 8 Currently all national subscriber numbers consist of 10 digits excluding any prefixes with 3 digits for an area code and a 7 digit individual number which includes a zone code up to 2 digits Contents 1 Long distance and international prefixes 2 Placing long distance and international calls 3 Dialing pattern 3 1 Calls within a city or region 3 2 Calls between cities regions within Russia 3 3 International calls from Russia 3 4 Calls from outside Russia 4 Area codes 4 1 List of area codes in Russia 5 Toll free amp pay line codes 6 Special numbers emergencies 7 See also 8 Notes 9 ReferencesLong distance and international prefixes EditThe international dialing prefix in Russia is 8 10 callers dial 8 wait for a tone and then dial 10 followed by the country code area code and number The long distance prefix is 8 There are plans to change those prefixes to 0 for national and 00 for international dialing 9 to be implemented by 2020 Placing long distance and international calls EditWhen making long distance or international calls from a fixed line a subscriber may choose either of two providers Pre Select or Hot Choice If a subscriber prefers Pre Select they call a prescribed free number 8 800 333 0990 for MTT or 8 800 100 2525 RT and sign up initially for service They may also sign a statement at the phone company indicating their choice of provider With this provider the prefixes and dialing procedures for non local calls are the ones currently in use The default regulation in Moscow is Hot Choice not available yet on all exchanges regional operators apply their own regulation depending on availability Available operators are Rostelecom 10 Interregional TransitTelekom MTT 11 Golden Telecom Sovintel GT not active on consumer market 12 TransTelekom TTK not active on consumer market 13 Orange not active on consumer market 14 Comstar only active in Moscow 15 Arctel not active on consumer market 16 Synterra Media not active on consumer market 17 The dialing pattern for Hot Choice subscribers is different After dialing 8 the subscriber waits for a tone and then dials the operator code OC either for a long distance call or an international call Operator Long distance call code International call codeRT 55 10MTT 53 58GT 51 56TTK 52 57Orange 54 59Arctel 21 26Synterra 22 27Comstar 23 28Dialing pattern EditNote the tone signal after dialing 8 is compulsory on old analog exchanges and optional on digital exchanges Calls within a city or region Edit xxx xx xx exception Moscow see below e g 3 45 67 22 33 44 234 56 78Local phone numbers in Russia may be made up of five x xx xx six xx xx xx or seven xxx xx xx digits Moscow City has three area codes assigned 495 498 and 499 when calling from any zone to 499 8 499 xxx xx xx when calling from any zone to 498 8 498 xxx xx xx when calling from any zone to 495 8 495 xxx xx xxCalls between these codes are local calls and are not charged at long distance rates Calls between cities regions within Russia Edit Pre Selected Operator 8 tone ABC xxx xx xx where ABC is the area code e g 8 812 234 56 78 to St Petersburg Hot Choice Operator selection 8 tone OC ABC xxx xx xx where OC is the Operator Code and ABC is the area code e g 8 53 812 234 56 78 to St Petersburg via MTT International calls from Russia Edit Pre Selected Operator 8 tone 10 International number e g 8 10 44 20 7946 0123 to London UK Hot Choice Operator selection 8 tone OC International number where OC is the Operator Code e g 8 58 44 20 7946 0123 to London UK via MTT Calls from outside Russia Edit 7 ABC xxx xx xx where ABC is the area codeArea codes EditFirst digit of code Routed to0 Not used Reserved for long distance and international prefix 1 Not used for special services 2 Reserved for common usage with Kazakhstan citation needed 3 Geographic codes4 Geographic codes5 Reserved6 Used for numbers in Kazakhstan 18 7 Used for numbers in Kazakhstan 18 8 Geographic codes Toll Free and Pay Line for common usage with Kazakhstan and Abkhazia 9 Mobile GSM amp Pay Line code 940 is for Abkhazia mobiles List of area codes in Russia Edit The dialing code range 4xx was introduced on 1 December 2005 to replace 0xx in order to make it possible to adopt the ITU convention of 0 and 00 dialing prefixes for local and international dialing respectively The old 095 dialing code along with 19 other Russian area codes starting with 0 expired on 31 January 2006 19 Region Area code Old code inactive Republic of Adygea 877Altai Krai 387Altai Republic 388Amur Oblast 416Arkhangelsk Oblast and Nenets Autonomous Okrug 818Astrakhan Oblast 851Republic of Bashkortostan 347Belgorod Oblast 472 072Bryansk Oblast 483 083Republic of Buryatia 301Vladimir Oblast 492 092Volgograd Oblast 844Vologda Oblast 813 820Voronezh Oblast 473 073Republic of Dagestan 872Jewish Autonomous Oblast 426Sverdlovsk Oblast 343Ivanovo Oblast 493 093Republic of Ingushetia 873Irkutsk Oblast 395Republic of Kabardino Balkaria 866Kaliningrad Oblast 401 011Republic of Kalmykia 847Kaluga Oblast 484 084Kamchatka Krai 415Republic of Karachay Cherkessia 878Republic of Karelia 814Kemerovo Oblast 384Kirov Oblast 833Komi Republic 821Kostroma Oblast 494 094Krasnodar Krai 861 862Krasnoyarsk Krai 391Kurgan Oblast 352Kursk Oblast 471 071Leningrad Oblast 813Lipetsk Oblast 474 074Magadan Oblast 413Republic of Mari El 836Republic of Mordovia 834Moscow City 495 499 095Moscow Oblast 496 498 096Murmansk Oblast 815Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 831Novgorod Oblast 816Novosibirsk Oblast 383Omsk Oblast 381Orenburg Oblast 353Oryol Oblast 486 086Penza Oblast 841Perm Krai 342Primorsky Krai 423Pskov Oblast 811Rostov Oblast 863Ryazan Oblast 491 091Samara Oblast 846 848Saint Petersburg 812Saratov Oblast 845Sakhalin Oblast 424Republic of North Ossetia Alania 867Smolensk Oblast 481 081Stavropol Krai 865 879Tambov Oblast 475 075Republic of Tatarstan 843 855Tver Oblast 482 082Tomsk Oblast 382Tula Oblast 487 087Republic of Tyva Tuva 394Tyumen Oblast 345Republic of Udmurtia 341Ulyanovsk Oblast 842Khabarovsk Krai 421Republic of Khakassia 390Khanty Mansi Autonomous Okrug 346Chelyabinsk Oblast 351Republic of Chechnya 871Zabaykalsky Krai 302Republic of Chuvashia 835Chukotka Autonomous Okrug 427Republic of Crimea 365Sakha Republic Yakutia 411Sevastopol 869Yamalo Nenets Autonomous Okrug 349Yaroslavl Oblast 485 085Toll free amp pay line codes EditCode Service800 FPH Freephone862 FPH Fixed801 AAB Automatic alternative billing802 CCC Credit card calling803 VOT Televoting804 UAN Universal access number805 PCC Prepaid card calling806 ACC Account card calling807 VPN Virtual private network808 UPT Universal personal Telecommunication809 PRM Premium rate881 899 Reserved970 Telematic services971 Data transfer servicesSpecial numbers emergencies EditNumber Service Old active 101 Fire brigade 01102 Police 02103 Ambulance 03104 Gas service 04112 General emergency107 Directory assistance Rostelecom 07109 Directory assistance free limited info 09009 Directory assistance pay service 35 rubles min in Moscow100 Talking clock in Moscow115 Information on electronic government services 20 In a press conference in December 2013 Minister of Emergency Situations Vladimir Puchkov said that the unified system runs in a full pilot mode from 2014 and will fully enter to operational mode in 2016 21 See also EditTelecommunications in Russia Telephone numbers in KazakhstanNotes Edit Crimea which was annexed by Russia in 2014 is still internationally recognised as an integral part of Ukraine 1 The status of the Crimea and of the city of Sevastopol is currently under dispute between Russia and Ukraine Ukraine and the majority of the international community consider the Crimea to be an autonomous republic of Ukraine and Sevastopol to be one of Ukraine s cities with special status while Russia on the other hand considers the Crimea to be a federal subject of Russia and Sevastopol to be one of Russia s three federal cities 3 4 References Edit Republic of Crimea The Territories of the Russian Federation 2020 Routledge 2020 ISBN 9781003007067 Note The territories of the Crimean peninsula comprising Sevastopol City and the Republic of Crimea remained internationally recognised as constituting part of Ukraine following their annexation by Russia in March 2014 Abkhazia remains available by Georgian phone codes today az 2010 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