Telephone numbers in Morocco

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All phone numbers in Morocco are 9 digits in length (excluding the leading 0).

Morocco uses a closed numbering plan, i.e. the prefix is not omitted for local calls. This is necessary because the same geographic area can be served by several prefixes. Casablanca, for instance, has 10 prefixes.

Fixed and mobile prefixes belong exclusively to one phone company. On the following list, fixed networks are indicated by the following letters: I = Maroc Telecom (fixed), O = Orange Maroc (NGN), W = INWI (Maroc Connect) (fixed NGN), X = INWI (Maroc Connect) (fixed GSM(?))

List[edit]

History[edit]

1990 - Transition to 6-digit numbers[edit]

In 1990, 6-digit phone numbers were introduced.

199x - Transition from 6-digit to 7-digit numbers[edit]

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2000 - Transition from 7-digit to 8-digit numbers[edit]

On 2000-10-13 at 23:00 UTC, the numbering area in Morocco was split into 5 parts by adding another digit to all area codes in Morocco.

2006 - Merger of 04 into 02 and 05 into 03[edit]

Six years later (2006-03-24 23:00 UTC), part of this split was reverted in order to make room for cellular networks. The 04 numbering area was merged into 02 and 05 was merged into 03, which caused 02 to cover the South while 03 covered the North. This could be done easily because there were no conflicts.

2009 - Transition from 8-digit to 9-digit numbers[edit]

On 2009-03-07 at 02:00 UTC, phone numbers in Morocco got another additional digit. A 5 was prepended to all fixed numbers while a 6 was prepended to mobile numbers. The 08 numbers became 080 and 09 became 089.

External links[edit]

• Liste des préfixes des opérateurs de téléphonie Mobile et Fixe au Maroc
• Official Numbering Plan of Morocco (incomplete)
• World Telephone numbering Guide (outdated)
• Plan de numérotation - Agence National de Règlemantation des Télécommunications (French and Arabic) Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine

• ITU allocations list