Telephone numbers in Latvia
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The Latvian telephone numbering plan is a telephone number assigning system used in Latvia. All the numbers consist of 8 digits with exceptions for special services. The assigning process is controlled by the Electronic Communications Office (Template:Langx) and regulated by the Public Utilities Commission (Template:Langx).[1]
Format
The country code for Latvia is +371. The international dialling prefix is "00". The country does not use trunk prefix. However, in 2008, the "6" was prepended to all landlines.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
During the Soviet occupation and until the transition in 1993, Latvia had the <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />+7 013 area code.
Mobile telephones
- 2xх xx xxx—mobile phones.
Geographic numbering
- 5 xx xxxxx, 6 xx xxxxx, 7 xx xxxxx—landlines and other location-based numbers.
The 5-series is currently only reserved for future use. The 6-series is generally used for landlines and the 7-series is used with payphones throughout the country.
| Template:Unbulleted list | Reserved for landlines |
|---|---|
| 6 30 xxxxx | Landlines in Jelgava district |
| 6 31 xxxxx | Landlines in Tukums district |
| 6 32 xxxxx | Landlines in Talsi district |
| 6 33 xxxxx | Landlines in Kuldiga district |
| 6 34 xxxxx | Landlines in Liepāja district |
| 6 35 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Ventspils district |
| 6 36 xxxxx | Landlines in Ventspils district |
| 6 37 xxxxx | Landlines in Dobele district |
| 6 38 xxxxx | Landlines in Saldus district |
| 6 39 xxxxx | Landlines in Bauska district |
| 6 40 xxxxx | Landlines in Limbaži district |
| 6 41 xxxxx | Landlines in Cēsis district |
| 6 42 xxxxx | Landlines in Valmiera district |
| 6 43 xxxxx | Landlines in Alūksne district |
| 6 44 xxxxx | Landlines in Gulbene district |
| 6 45 xxxxx | Landlines in Balvi district |
| 6 46 xxxxx | Landlines in Rēzekne district |
| 6 47 xxxxx | Landlines in Valka district |
| 6 48 xxxxx | Landlines in Madona district |
| 6 49 xxxxx | Landlines in Aizkraukle district |
| 6 50 xxxxx | Landlines in Ogre district |
| 6 51 xxxxx | Landlines in Aizkraukle district |
| 6 52 xxxxx | Landlines in Jēkabpils district |
| 6 53 xxxxx | Landlines in Preiļi district |
| 6 54 xxxxx | Landlines in Daugavpils district |
| 6 55 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Ogre district |
| 6 56 xxxxx | Landlines in Krāslava district |
| 6 57 xxxxx | Landlines in Ludza district |
| 6 58 xxxxx | Landlines in Daugavpils district |
| 6 59 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Cēsis district |
| Template:Unbulleted list | Landlines in Riga district |
| 6 80 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines |
| 6 82 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Valmiera district |
| 6 83 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Jēkabpils district |
| 6 84 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Liepāja district |
| 6 85 xxxxx | Trunked radio networks and VPNs |
| 6 86 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Jelgava district |
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| 6 89 xxxxx | Payphones in all Latvian cities (used until 31 December 2011) |
| 6 9x xxxxx | Landlines in Riga district |
| 7 89 xxxxx | Payphones in all Latvian cities (used from 1 January 2012) |
Services
A variety of service numbers are assigned in the 1-series with lengths shorter than the standard 8 digits. Some of these services also provide 8-digit geographical numbers to be reachable from abroad.
Emergency
- 112 — Fire brigade, rescue services, civil protection (also general emergency number);
- 110 — Police;
- 113 — Ambulance;
- 114 — Gas emergency;
- 115 — Coast Guard
Calls to 112 are answered on average within 6 seconds and are answered in Latvian, English and Russian. In 98% of cases, the operator can detect the location of the caller within a minute.[2]
Various client services
| 1xx | Generic client services provided by various companies; calling costs to these numbers may vary depending on a number-by-number and an operator-by-operator basis as for example Lattelecom's client service number is toll-free when called from their network's phones. |
|---|---|
| 11x | Additional services provided by the telephone companies. |
| 118x | Major inquiry services. |
| 16xx | Internal client services which can be used by the network operators as these numbers can only be reached from the particular network. |
| 18xx | Various services. |
| 116xxx | Toll-free non-commercial social services. |
Toll-free services
- 80x0xxxx—toll-free services.
- 810xxxxx—shared-cost services.
Premium rate services
- 88xx, 89xx, 82xxx, 90x0xxxx—premium-rate services.
References
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External links
- Public Utilities Commission Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- Electronic Communications Office - Numbering database
- Numuri.lv
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