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ITU Operational Bulletin

ITU Operational Bulletin·Biweekly publication of the ITU

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No. 1342

Published15.VI.2026Cutoff29.V.2026ISSN1564-5223
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Dates of publication of the next Operational Bulletins

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No. 13431.VII.202615.VI.2026

General Information

7 sections

General information

01

Lists annexed to the ITU Operational Bulletin

A. The following Lists have been published by TSB or BR as Annexes to the ITU Operational Bulletin:

OB No.List
1117List of mobile country or geographical area codes((according to ITU-T E.212 (2016-09)))(position on 1.II.2017)
1096Legal time 2016
1073Legal time 2015
1049Legal time 2014
1027Legal time 2013
1002List of Country or Geographical Area Codes for non standard facilities in telematic services((according to ITU-T T.35 (2000-02)))(position on 12.IV.2012)
1001List of the national authorities designated to assign ITU-T Recommendation T.35 terminal provider codes((according to ITU-T T.35 (2000-02)))(position on 15.IV.2012)
1000Service Restrictions (Recapitulatory list of service restrictions in force relating to telecommunications operation)(position on 15.III.2012)
999Legal time 2012
994Dialling Procedures (International prefix, national (trunk) prefix and national (significant) number)((according to ITU-T E.164 (2010-11)))(position on 15.XII.2011)
991Call-Back and alternative calling procedures(position on 1.XI.2011)
982List of Recommendation ITU-T E.164 Assigned Country Codes((according to ITU-T E.164 (2010-11)))(position on 15.XII.2016)
981List of ITU Carrier Codes((according to ITU-T M.1400 (2013-03)))(position on 15.IX.2014)
980List of Telegram Destination Indicators((according to ITU-T F.32 (1995-10)))(position on 15.V.2011)
978List of Telex Destination Codes (TDC) and Telex Network Identification Codes (TNIC)(position on 15.IV.2011)
977List of Data Network Identification Codes (DNIC)((according to ITU-T X.121 (2000/10)))(position on 31.V.2025)
976List of Data Country or Geographical Area Codes((according to ITU-T X.121 (2000/10)))(position on 15.III.2011)
974List of Names of Administration Management Domains (ADMD)((according to ITU-T F.400))(position on 15.II.2011)
972List of terrestrial trunk radio mobile country codes((according to ITU-T E.218 (2004-5)))(position on 1.VI.2017)
971List of Issuer Identifier Numbers for the International Telecommunication Charge Card((according to ITU-T E.118 (2006-05)))(position on 31.XII.2023)
968Status of Radiocommunications between Amateur Stations of different Countries (in accordance with optional provision No. 25.1 of the Radio Regulations) and Form of Call Signs assigned by each Administration to its Amateur and Experimental Stations(position on 31.VIII.2022)
967List of Access codes/numbers for mobile networks((according to ITU-T E.164 (2010-11)))(position on 1.XI.2012)
965List of Signalling Area/Network Codes (SANC)((according to ITU-T Q.708 (1999-03)))(position on 31.V.2024)
958Mobile Network Codes (MNC) for the international identification plan for public networks and subscriptions((according to ITU-T E.212 (2016-09)))(position on 14.XI.2023)
956List of International Signalling Point Codes (ISPC)((according to ITU-T Q.708 (1999-03)))(position on 30.VI.2024)
955Various tones used in national networks((according to ITU-T E.180 (1998-3)))(position on 1.V.2010)
669Five-letter Code Groups for the use of the International Public Telegram Service((according to ITU-T F.1 (1998-3)))

B. The following Lists are available online from the ITU-T website:

02

Approval of ITU-T Recommendations

By AAP-37, it was announced that the following ITU-T Recommendations were approved, in accordance with the procedures outlined in Recommendation ITU-T A.8:

03

Assignment of Signalling Area/Network Codes (SANC)

In accordance with ITU-T Recommendation Q.708 (1999-03)

Note from TSB

At the request of the Administration of the Republic of Belarus, the Director of TSB has assigned the following signalling area/network code (SANC) for use in the international part of the signalling system No. 7 network of this country/geographical area, in accordance with Recommendation ITU-T Q.708 (03/1999):

 

Country/geographical area or signalling network

SANC

Republic of Belarus

7-130

 

____________

SANC:   Signalling Area/Network Code

04

Service Restrictions

Country / Geographical AreaOB No.PageNote
Seychelles100613
Slovakia100712
Malaysia10135
Thailand10345
São Tomé and Principe103914
Uruguay103914
Hong Kong, China10684
Ukraine11485
Türkiye128617
Bangladesh128716
05

Call-back and alternative calling procedures (Res. 21 Rev. PP-2006)

06

Telephone Service

In accordance with ITU-T Recommendation E.164

Authoritative resource

Sierra Leone +232

Mr Abdul Bah
National Communications Authority (NatCA) (formerly National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM))
NatCA Tower, Southridge, IMATT,
Hill Station
FREETOWN
Sierra Leone
Tel:		+232 886 000 03, +232 783 334 44, +232 313 334 44
E-mail:	abah@natca.gov.sl
URL:		www.natca.gov.sl
Communication of 26.V.2026

The National Telecommunications Authority (NatCA), Freetown, announces the following update to the national numbering plan of Sierra Leone:

Presentation of national ITU-T E.164 numbering plan for country code 232:

 

a)          Overview:

              The minimum number length (excluding the country code) is                         8                digits.

              The maximum number length (excluding the country code) is           8           digits.

 

b)          Link to the national database (or any applicable list) with assigned ITU-T E.164 numbers within the national numbering plan (if any): n/a

 

c)           Link to the real-time database reflecting ported ITU-T E.164 numbers (if any): n/a

 

 

Description of introduction of new resources for national E.164 numbering plan for country code 232:

 

NDC (national destination code) or leading digits of N(S)N (national (significant) number)

N(S)N number length

Usage of
ITU-T E.164 number

Additional information

Maximum length

Minimum length

35

6

Excluding NDC

6

Excluding NDC

Non-geographic number for Qcell (GSM) Sierra Leone

Addition NDC for Qcell Sierra Leone

 

70

6

Excluding NDC

6

Excluding NDC

Non-geographic number for Africell (GSM) Sierra Leone

Addition NDC for Africell Sierra Leone

 

 

Additional Dialling Information:

Local:

035 XXX XXX for QcellSL and 070 XXX XXX for AfricellSL

International:

+232 35 XXX XXX

 

+232 70 XXX XXX

where XXX XXX is the subscriber number

07

List of Ship Stations and Maritime Mobile Service Identity Assignments (List V) Edition of 2026

REP

 

         BE02        MARLINK S.A. Louizalaan 54, Avenue Louise - 5th Floor 1050 Brussels Belgium,

                                E-mail: servicedesk@marlink.com, Tel: +33 17 04 89 89 8,

                                Marlink MSS Product Manager.

 

              BE05        MARLINK S.A. Louizalaan 54, Avenue Louise - 5th Floor 1050 Brussels Belgium,

                                E-mail: servicedesk@marlink.com, Tel: +33 17 04 89 89 8,

                                Marlink MSS Product Manager.

 

              FR01        MARLINK SAS, 137 rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, 75010 Paris, France,

                                E-mail: servicedesk@marlink.com, Tel: +33 17 04 89 89 8,

                                Marlink MSS Product Manager.

 

              FR07        MARLINK SAS, 137 rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, 75010 Paris, France,

                                E-mail: servicedesk@marlink.com, Tel: +33 17 04 89 89 8,

                                Marlink MSS Product Manager.

Amendments

Abbreviations used in this section

ADD
Insert
PAR
Paragraph
COL
Column
REP
Replace
LIR
Read
SUP
Delete
P
Page(s)
6 publications
01

Amd. no. 31 to List of Issuer Identifier Numbers for the International Telecommunication Charge Card

ITU-T E.118 2006-05
Amd 31Position amended originally published as annex to OB No. 1283 · 31.XII.2023
ADD1342-001AdditionEffective
country or areacompany namecompany address 1company address 2contactcontact address 1contact address 2contact address 3telemailissue id numbereffective date
CanadaSSi Micro Ltd.356B Old Airport Road YellowknifeNorthwest Territories X1A 3T4Dean Proctor / Jeff Phillip230 Herzberg RoadOttawaOntario K2K 2A1+1 613 271 6464 /regulatory@ssicanada.com;,               mobile@ssicanada.com89 1 9841.VI.2026
ADD1342-002AdditionEffective
country or areacompany namecompany address 1company address 2contactcontact address 1contact address 2telemailissue id numbereffective date
ChinaChina Telecommunications Corporation31 Jinrong Street, Xicheng District,BEIJINGXuKai / Geng ChengHai5th floor, Guanhua Building, No.118 Xizhimen InnerStreet, Xicheng District,BEIJING+86 18910687258 /xukai@chinatelecom.cn;,               gengchh@chinatelecom.cn89 882 528.VIII.2026
LIR1342-003Lapsed / Inactive RecordEffective
country or areacompany namecompany address 1company address 2company address 3contactcontact address 1contact address 2contact address 3telemailissue id number
Macao, ChinaSmarTone – Comunicações Móveis, S.A.Avenida Xian Xing HaiCentro Golden Dragon12 andar, MacauRosa TangAvenida Xian Xing Hai,Centro Golden Dragon, 12 andarMacau+853 6620 2060rosa_tang@smartone.com89 853 00
SUP1342-004SuppressionEffective
country or areacompany namecompany address 1company address 2company address 3contactcontact address 1contact address 2contact address 3telemailissue id numbereffective date
Macao, ChinaSmarTone – Comunicações Móveis, S.A.Avenida Xian Xing HaiCentro Golden Dragon12 andar, MacauRosa TangAvenida Xian Xing Hai,Centro Golden Dragon, 12 andarMacau+853 6620 2060rosa_tang@smartone.com89 853 0015.VIII.2025
LIR1342-005Lapsed / Inactive RecordEffective
country or areacompany namecompany address 1company address 2contactcontact address 1contact address 2telfaxemailissue id number
Macao, ChinaCompanhia de Telecomunicações de Macau, S.A.Rua de Lagos, TelecentroTaipa, MacauJanet ChoiRua de Lagos, Telecentro 14/FTaipa, Macau+853 8891 2630+853 2852 9420Janet.K.Choi@ctm.com.mo89 853 01
LIR1342-006Lapsed / Inactive RecordEffective
country or areacompany namecompany address 1company address 2company address 3contactcontact address 1contact address 2contact address 3telfaxemailissue id number
Macao, China  Hutchison – Telefone (Macau), LimitadaAvenida Xian Xing HaiCentro Golden Dragon8 andar, MacauCandice CheongAvenida Xian Xing HaiCentro Golden Dragon8 andar, Macau+853 8893 3318+853 2878 2288candice.cheong@htmac.com89 853 03
ADD1342-007AdditionEffective
country or areacompany namecompany address 1company address 2company address 3contactcontact address 1contact address 2contact address 3telemailissue id numbereffective date
United StatesPopcorn Labs, Inc.110 East 25th StreetNEW YORKNY 10010Lukas Kairys110 East 25th StreetNEW YORKNY 10010+1 646 633 9140team@popcorn.space;,               lukas@popcorn.space89 1 10016.V.2026
02

Amd. no. 57 to Mobile Network Codes (MNC) for the international identification plan for public networks and subscriptions

ITU-T E.212 2016-09
Amd 57Position amended originally published as annex to OB No. 1280 · 14.XI.2023Authoritative ↗
ADD1342-001AdditionEffective14.X.2023
mcc mnc codescountry or areanetworks
302 540CanadaRovvr Communications Inc.
SUP1342-002SuppressionEffective14.X.2023
mcc mnc codescountry or areanetworks
302 540CanadaRovvr Communications Inc.
302 770CanadaTNW Wireless Inc.
ADD1342-003AdditionEffective14.X.2023
mcc mnc codescountry or areanetworks
712 08Costa RicaCOOPERATIVA DE ELECTRIFICACION RURAL DE SAN CARLOS R.L.
ADD1342-004AdditionEffective14.X.2023
mcc mnc codescountry or areanetworks
338 111JamaicaCable & Wireless Jamaica Ltd.
SUP1342-005SuppressionEffective14.X.2023
mcc mnc codescountry or areanetworks
455 00Macao, ChinaSmarTone – Comunicações Móveis, S.A.
455 06Macao, ChinaSmarTone – Comunicações Móveis, S.A.
LIR1342-006Lapsed / Inactive RecordEffective14.X.2023
mcc mnc codescountry or areanetworks
455 01Macao, ChinaCompanhia de Telecomunicações de Macau, S.A.
455 04Macao, ChinaCompanhia de Telecomunicações de Macau, S.A.

MCC: Mobile Country Code MNC: Mobile Network Code

03

Amd. no. 207 to List of ITU Carrier Codes

ITU-T M.1400 2013-03
Amd 207Position amended originally published as annex to OB No. 1060 · 15.IX.2014Authoritative ↗
LIRGermany (FederalLapsed / Inactive RecordEffective15.VIII.2014
country or areacompany nameaddress line 1address line 2carrier codecontacttelfaxemail
Germanyspusu Deutschland GmbHPlatzl 280331 MÜNCHENMULTICMr Robert Bertol+49 89 139959 0+49 89 13959959robert.bertol@spusu.de
ADDGermany (FederalAdditionEffective15.VIII.2014
country or areacompany nameaddress line 1address line 2carrier codecontacttelfaxemail
GermanyMobilmakler GmbHVon-Linde-Straße 482205 GILCHINGMMBLUEMr Martin Hößl+49 8105 7727520+49 8105 7727529info@mobilmakler.com
04

Amd. to National Numbering Plan

ITU-T E.129 2013-01
ADD1342-001Addition
country or areacountry code
Armenia+374
Burundi+257
France+33
Iran (Islamic Republic of)+98
Mozambique+258
Turkmenistan+993

Administrations are requested to notify ITU about their national numbering plan changes, or to give an explanation on their webpage concerning the national numbering plan as well as their contact points, so that the information, which will be made available freely to all administrations/ROAs and service providers, can be posted on the ITU-T website.

For their numbering website, or when sending their information to ITU/TSB (e-mail: tsbtson@itu.int ), administrations are kindly requested to use the format as explained in Recommendation ITU-T E.129. They are reminded that they will be responsible for the timely update of this information.

From 15.V.2026, the following countries/geographical areas have updated their national numbering plan on our site:

05

Amd. no. 38 to List of International Signalling Point Codes (ISPC)

ITU-T Q.708 1999-03
Amd 38Position amended originally published as annex to OB No. 1295 · 30.VI.2024Authoritative ↗
ADD1342-001AdditionEffective1.VI.2024
ipsccountrydecsignal point namesignal point operator
2-204-4Belarus5732FW1Beltelecom
2-204-7Belarus5735FW2Beltelecom
SUP1342-002SuppressionEffective1.VI.2024
ipsccountrydecsignal point namesignal point operator
4-110-4Macao, China9076MACSMCSmarTone - Comunicações Móveis, S.A.
4-119-0Macao, China9144MACSMC1SmarTone - Comunicações Móveis, S.A.
4-119-3Macao, China9147MACSMC2SmarTone - Comunicações Móveis, S.A.
4-119-5Macao, China9149CTMO_SMCChina Telecom (Macau) Limitada
LIR1342-003Lapsed / Inactive RecordEffective1.VI.2024
ipsccountrydecsignal point namesignal point operator
4-110-1Macao, China9073ISC1Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau, S.A.
4-110-2Macao, China9074ISC2Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau, S.A.
4-110-3Macao, China9075MSCCompanhia de Telecomunicações de Macau, S.A.
4-110-7Macao, China9079ISC3Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau, S.A.
SUP1342-004SuppressionEffective1.VI.2024
ipsccountrydecsignal point namesignal point operator
2-081-0Sweden4744Stockholm/UN STX (Stockholm)Telia Sverige AB
2-081-1Sweden4745Stockholm/UR STX (Stockholm)Telia Sverige AB
2-081-2Sweden4746Malmö/UR STX (Malmö)Telia Sverige AB
ADD1342-005AdditionEffective1.VI.2024
ipsccountrydecsignal point namesignal point operator
2-081-0Sweden4744Stockholm/UN STXArelion Sweden AB
2-081-1Sweden4745Stockholm/UN STXArelion Sweden AB
2-081-2Sweden4746Malmö/UR STXArelion Sweden AB

____________

ISPC: International Signalling Point Codes.

06

Amd. no. 3 to List of Signalling Area/Network Codes (SANC)

ITU-T Q.708 1999-03
Amd 3Position amended originally published as annex to OB No. 1293 · 31.V.2024Authoritative ↗
ADDAdditionEffective1.V.2024
codearea or networknote
7-130Republic of BelarusAnnex to ITU Operational Bulletin No. 1293 – 1.VI.2024 Amendment No. 3 SANC: Signalling Area/Network Code.
ADDAdditionEffective1.V.2024
codearea or networknote
7-130Republic of BelarusAnnex to ITU Operational Bulletin No. 1293 – 1.VI.2024 Amendment No. 3 SANC: Signalling Area/Network Code.

Annex to ITU Operational Bulletin No. 1293 – 1.VI.2024

Amendment No. 3

SANC: Signalling Area/Network Code.

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