# Telephone numbers in Papua New Guinea

Telephone numbers in Papua New Guinea consist of mostly seven and some eight digit numbers (fixed), or eight digit numbers (mobile).
The international prefix for Papua New Guinea was changed from ‘05’ to ’00’ in 2010.

## Landline

List of area codes and allocations :
| Operator | Service/town | Subscriber number | Length of NSN |
| Telikom PNG Limited | National Capital District | National Capital District | National Capital District |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Port Moresby | 300 XXXX to 303 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Port Moresby | 306 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Port Moresby | 308 XXXX to 312 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Port Moresby | 320 XXXX to 328 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Central Rural | 329 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Southern region | Southern region | Southern region |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Oro | 642 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Milne Bay | 641 XXXX to 643 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | MobileSAT | 644 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Western | 645 XXXX to 646 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Gulf | 648 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Tabubil/Klunga | 649 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Momase region | Momase region | Momase region |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Madang | 422 XXXX to 424 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | East Sepik | 450 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | East Sepik | 456 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Sandaun | 457 XXXX to 459 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Highlands region | Highlands region | Highlands region |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Eastern Highlands | 530 XXXX to 532 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Eastern Highlands | 537 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Chimbu | 535 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Southern Highlands | 540 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Southern Highlands | 549 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Western Highlands | 541 XXXX to 542 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Western Highlands | 545 XXXX to 546 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Enga | 547 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Islands region | Islands region | Islands region |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Manus | 970 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | North Solomons | 973 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | North Solomons | 975 XXXX to 976 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | East New Britain | 980 XXXX to 982 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | East New Britain | 985 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | East New Britain | 987 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | East New Britain | 989 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | New Ireland | 983 XXXX | Seven digits |
| Telikom PNG Limited | West New Britain | 984 XXXX | Seven digits |
Fixed wireless access (8 digits) :
| Operator | Service Area | Subscriber number |
| Telikom PNG Limited | National capital district | 770X XXXX |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Southern region | 7730 XXXX |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Momase region | 771X XXXX |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Highlands region | 772X XXXX |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Islands region | 774X XXXX |

## Other allocations

List of allocations :
| Telikom PNG Limited | Radio Paging Terminals | 270 XXXX |
| Telikom PNG Limited | Radio Paging | 271 XXXX |
| Telikom PNG Limited | VSAT Systems | 275 XXXX |
| Telikom PNG Limited | TeliSat | 276 XXXX |
| Telikom PNG Limited | DomSat | 278 XXXX |
| Digivoip Communications Limited | VoIP service | 207 XXXX |
| Digitec PNG Limited | VoIP service | 204 XXXX |
| Oceanic Broadband | VoIP service | 203 XXXX |
| Digicel (PNG) Limited | VoIP service | 202 XXXX |
| Telikom PNG Limited | VoIP service | 200 XXXX |
| Bemobile Limited | VoIP service | 201 XXXX |

## Mobile allocations

Allocations :
| Operator | Service | Mobile number series (eight digits) |
| Digicel (PNG) Limited – trading as Digicel PNG | Nationwide |
| Digicel (PNG) Limited – trading as Digicel PNG | Nationwide | 70XX XXXX |
| Digicel (PNG) Limited – trading as Digicel PNG | Nationwide | 71XX XXXX |
| Digicel (PNG) Limited – trading as Digicel PNG | Nationwide | 72XX XXXX |
| Digicel (PNG) Limited – trading as Digicel PNG | Nationwide | 73XX XXXX |
| Digicel (PNG) Limited – trading as Digicel PNG | Nationwide | 74XX XXXX |
| Digicel (PNG) Limited – trading as Digicel PNG | Nationwide | 79XX XXXX |
| Bemobile (PNG) Limited – trading as BeMobile | Nationwide |
| Bemobile (PNG) Limited – trading as BeMobile | Nationwide | 75XX XXXX |
| Bemobile (PNG) Limited – trading as BeMobile | Nationwide | 76XX XXXX |
| Telikom PNG Limited – trading as Telikom PNG | Nationwide |
| Telikom PNG Limited – trading as Telikom PNG | Nationwide | 775X XXXX |
| Telikom PNG Limited – trading as Telikom PNG | Nationwide | 78XX XXXX |
| Digitec Communications Limited - trading as Vodafone PNG | Nationwide |
| Digitec Communications Limited - trading as Vodafone PNG | Nationwide | 81XX XXXX |
| Digitec Communications Limited - trading as Vodafone PNG | Nationwide | 82XX XXXX |

## Older information

Broadly numbers are allocated to the following categories:
* 0xx(x) = operator services
* 180 xxxx = free call services
* 188 xxxx = local call services
* 2xx xxxx = satellite telephones
* 3xx xxxx = Port Moresby/Papua region
* 4xx xxxx = Lae/Morobe region
* 5xx xxxx = Mount Hagen/Highlands region
* 6xx xxxx = Daru/Fly region
* 69x xxxx = AMPS mobile (no longer in use)
* 68x xxxx = Mobile GSM
* 7xx xxxx = Goroka/Eastern Highlands region
* 8xx xxxx = Madang/Sepik region
* 9xx xxxx = New Guinea Islands region