Telephone numbers in Rwanda

The following are the telephone codes in Rwanda.

Telephone numbers in Rwanda

Location
Country	Rwanda
Continent	Africa
Access codes
Country code	+250
International access	00
Long-distance	none

Telephone numbering plan

The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency introduced a new telephone numbering plan in February 2009.

To call within Rwanda, the following format is now used:

• 250 5.. ... Land-line Calls (formerly 5.. ...)
• 255 5.. ... Land-line Calls (formerly 5..)
• 783 ... ... Mobile Calls (formerly 03 ... ...)
• 788 ... ... Mobile Calls (formerly 08 ... ...)
• 75. ... ... Mobile Calls (CDMA)

List of allocations in Rwanda

LIST OF ALLOCATIONS IN 2009, WITH UPDATES
NDC (National Destination Code) or leading digits of NSN (National Significant Number NSN	Number length	Usage of E.164 Number	Additional Information
25	9	Geographic, fixed	Liquid Telecommunications Rwanda
72	9	Non-geographic, mobile	Airtel Rwanda (formerly Tigo)
73	9	Non-geographic, mobile	Airtel Rwanda
78	9	Non-geographic, mobile	MTN Rwanda
06	8	Non-geographic, satellite	Rwanda Satellite

The leading zero must be dialled from abroad.

References

• How to Call Rwanda - accessed 17 May 2010.
• Rwanda telephone numbering changes - accessed 17 May 2010.