The following are the telephone codes for

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

History

On November 21, 2014, numbers were expanded from 8 to 9 digits, by prefixing with 2 or 6. 1 June 2007 - national renumbering to 8 digits, when 7-digit numbers were expanded to eight digits. September 2004 - new mobile number ranges assigned. 26 October 2001 - national renumbering to 7-digit plan Cameroon's previous 6-digit national numbers were changed to 7 digits on 26 October 2001. There was no indication of a permissive dialling period.

Current calling formats

For calls within Cameroon, use just the 9 digits : 6640xxxxx
For calls from outside the country, add the code for Cameroon : +237 6640xxxxx''

Changes as of November 21, 2014

Previous changes in 2007

Previous changes in 2004

September 2004 - new mobile number ranges assigned New mobile number ranges were assigned. +237 5xxxxxx for MTN (plus existing +237 7xxxxxx range) +237 6xxxxxx for Orange (plus existing +237 9xxxxxx range, formerly SCM)

Previous changes in 2001

26 October 2001 - national renumbering to 7-digit plan Cameroon's previous 6-digit national numbers were changed to 7 digits on 26 October 2001. There was no indication of a permissive dialling period.

References

Telecommunications in Cameroon

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