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Country code. +63. International access. 00. Long-distance. 0. Telephone numbers in the Philippines follow an open telephone numbering plan and an open dial plan. Both plans are regulated by the National Telecommunications Commission, an attached agency under the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
911, sometimes written 9-1-1, is the national emergency telephone number of the Philippines managed by the Emergency 911 National Office. On August 1, 2016, 911 and 8888, a public complaint hotline, effectively replaced Patrol 117.
Landline numbers start with 05, followed by two digits for the regional area RR, then two digits for the local area LL, then 4 digits for the subscriber number XX XX: ("05 RR LL XX XX" or "05RR LL XX XX"). Mobile numbers start with 06 or 07, followed by the subscriber number ("06 XX XX XX XX" or "07 XX XX XX XX").
Mobile prefixes used. Mobile Numbers are coded base on network providers ranging from 0813 to 0999, [13] [14] [15] and international code for Philippines replace the zero to make an international call to the Philippines that would make it +63813 to +63999.
Country calling codes, country dial-in codes, international subscriber dialing ( ISD) codes, or most commonly, telephone country codes are telephone number prefixes for reaching telephone subscribers in foreign countries or areas via international telecommunication networks.
In the Philippines, the prefix for toll-free numbers is "1800" followed by either one, two, or four digits (examples include 8, 10, and 1888), and then by either a four- or seven-digit phone number. However, there are restrictions. Toll-free numbers are limited to the telephone network where the toll-free number is being handled.
The Philippines is generally mountainous; uplands make up 65 percent of the country's total land area. [53]: 38 [201] The Philippines is an archipelagoof about 7,641 islands,[202][203]covering a total area (including inland bodies of water) of about 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi).
8888, also known as the Citizens ' Complaint Hotline and the President's Hotline, is a 24/7 national public service hotline operated by the government of the Philippines.
The National Telecommunications Commission ( NTC; Filipino: Pambansang Komisyon sa Telekomunikasyon) is an attached agency of the Department of Information and Communications Technology responsible for the supervision, adjudication and control over all telecommunications services and radio and television networks throughout the Philippines .
The E.164 recommendation provides the telephone number structure and functionality for five categories of telephone numbers used in international public telecommunication. For each of the categories, it details the components of the numbering structure and the digit analysis required for successful routing of calls.