Emergency Services

*110 - Fire and Rescue Service *112 -

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Emergency Service (Mobile) *114 - Operational Commander Colombo (

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) *116 -

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Emergency Service *117 - Disaster Management Call Centre *118 - National Help Desk (

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) *119 -

Emergency Service *1990 - Emergency ambulance service

4 Digit Short Codes

*Short Codes in 19XX Range for Government Organizations *Short Codes in 13XX Range for Private Sector Organizations

Operator Hotlines

* 1755 -

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* 1777 -

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* 1788 -

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* 1575 - Lanka Bell * 1212 - SLT-MOBITEL * 1717 - SLT-MOBITEL

Fixed line (landline) codes

Fixed Telephone numbers in

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consist of 10-digits in the xxx y zzzzzz format where: * "xxx" represents the area code. All area codes begin with 0. * "y" represents the operator code for fixed (landline) numbers. * "zzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of six digits.

Area codes

Operator codes

Mobile operator codes

Mobile numbers in

consist of 10-digits in the xxx zzzzzzz format where: * "xxx" represents the mobile operator code when contacting a mobile number. All mobile operator codes begin with 07. * "zzzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of seven digits.

Dialling into Sri Lanka

To Fixed telephone

To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx y zzzzzz format where: * "+" is the

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(usually 00). * "94" is Sri Lanka's

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. * "xx" represents the area code. (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka) * "y" represents the operator code. * "zzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of six digits.

To Mobile phone

To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx zzzzzzz format where: * "+" is the

(usually 00). * 94 is Sri Lanka's

. * "xx" represents the

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code (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka). * "zzzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of seven digits.

References

External links

SLT-MOBITELLanka BellDialogHutchAirtelITU allocations list
{{Telephone numbers in Asia

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Telecommunications in Sri Lanka