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Telephone numbers in Latvia

Telephone numbers in Latvia

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The Latvian telephone numbering plan is a telephone number assigning system used in Latvia. All the numbers consist of 8 digits with exceptions for special services. The assigning process is controlled by the Electronic Communications Office (Latvian: VAS "Elektroniskie sakari") and regulated by the Public Utilities Commission (Latvian: Sabiedrisko pakalpojumu regulēšanas komisija).[2]

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The country code for Latvia is +371. The international dialling prefix is "00". The country does not use trunk prefix. However, in 2008, the "6" was prepended to all landlines.[citation needed]

During the Soviet occupation and until the transition in 1993, Latvia had the +7 013 area code.

Mobile telephones

  • 2xх xx xxx—mobile phones.

Geographic numbering

  • 5 xx xxxxx, 6 xx xxxxx, 7 xx xxxxx—landlines and other location-based numbers.

The 5-series is currently only reserved for future use. The 6-series is generally used for landlines and the 7-series is used with payphones throughout the country.

More information 6 30 xxxxx, 6 31 xxxxx ...

Services

A variety of service numbers are assigned in the 1-series with lengths shorter than the standard 8 digits. Some of these services also provide 8-digit geographical numbers to be reachable from abroad.

Emergency

  • 112 — Fire brigade, rescue services, civil protection (also general emergency number);
  • 110 — Police;
  • 113 — Ambulance;
  • 114 — Gas emergency;
  • 115 — Coast Guard

Calls to 112 are answered on average within 6 seconds and are answered in Latvian, English and Russian. In 98% of cases, the operator can detect the location of the caller within a minute.[3]

Various client services

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Toll-free services

Shared-cost services

Premium rate services

References

  1. [1]
    "Presentation of national ITU-T E.164 numbering plan for country code + 371" (PDF). ITU.
  2. [2]
    "Elektronisko sakaru likums" [Electronic communications law] (in Latvian). Latvijas Vēstnesis. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  3. [3]
    "112 in Latvia". European Commission. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
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