 Location of Faroe Islands | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Country | Faroe Islands |
| Continent | Europe |
| Format | +298 NX XX XX |
| Access codes | |
| Country code | +298 |
| International access | 00 |
Telephone numbers in theFaroe Islands have used aclosed numbering plan, with 6-digit subscriber numbers, since 1998.[1] Numbers are usually printed in three groups of two digits; for example,Tórshavn municipality's city hall has the telephone number 30 20 10.[2]
Unusually for countries inEurope, theInternational Telecommunication Union assigned to the Faroe Islands acountry calling code beginning with the digit "2", usually allocated to countries inAfrica.[3] At the time, all country codes beginning with "3" and "4", reserved for countries in Europe, were already in use.[4] Originally, telephone numbers in the Faroe Islands could be reached using the country code for Denmark,+45, followed by the area code 42.[5]
Calls to Denmark require the use of theinternational access code00 andcountry code45; previously, only the digit 0 was required before the subscriber's eight-digit number, with calls to the rest of the world using the international access code 009 and the country code.[6]
| Number range | Usage[7][8] |
|---|---|
| 12xx | SMS/MMSshort codes |
| 19xx | |
| 20 xx xx | Fixed Network |
| 21 xx xx–29 xx xx | GSM Mobile |
| 3x xx xx | Fixed Network |
| 4x xx xx | |
| 5x xx xx | GSM Mobile |
| 6x xx xx | Fixed Network (including VoIP) |
| 70 xx xx | Shared Cost Numbers |
| 71 xx xx–79 xx xx | GSM Mobile |
| 80 xx xx | Freephone numbers |
| 81 xx xx–89 xx xx | Fixed Network (including VoIP) |
| 90 xx xx | Premium rate numbers |
| 91 xx xx–99 xx xx | Mobile (reserved for 3G) |
| Number range | Owner | Usage[7] |
|---|---|---|
| 112 | Faroese Telecom | Neyðarkall / Emergency |
| 114 | Faroese Telecom | Løgreglan / Police (non-emergency) |
| 118 | Faroese Telecom | Nummarupplýsing / Number Information |
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