Morocco (country code +212)
Communication of 12.VII.2006:
The Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications (ANRT ), Rabat, announces that on
Friday 24 March 2006, at 2300 hours UTC, the number of numbering zones for fixed telephony will be reduced
from four to two.
The national territory will be divided into two numbering zones, in the following manner:
The “South” zone will be made up of those zones that fall under the “02” and “04” area codes. In
the future, they will both be covered by the single area code “02”.
The “North” zone will be made up of those zones that fall under the “03” and “05” area codes. In the
future, they will both be covered by the single area code “03”.
Therefore, in order to place a call to a party in these zones, area code “02” should be used instead of area
code “04”, and area code “03” instead of area code “05”. This change does not affect numbering for mobile
telephony.
Currently From 24 March 2006 at 2300 hours UTC
(four numbering zones) (two numbering zones)
+212 2X XX XX XX No change
+212 3X XX XX XX No change
+212 4X XX XX XX +212 2X XX XX XX
+212 5X XX XX XX +212 3X XX XX XX
From Friday 24 March 2006 at 2300 hours UTC, the new numbering plan of Morocco will be as follows:
Moroccan National Telephone Numbering Plan
The Kingdom of Morocco’s current national telephone numbering plan is a closed, nine-digit plan in the
following format:
CC + N(S)N, where:
CC (Country Code) +212
N(S)N (National (Significant) Number) made up of eight digits: ABPQMCDU.
I) International incoming call
The international format is: CC (+212) + N(S)N (eight digits), where:
CC Country Code
N(S)N National (Significant) Number.
It is customary in the Kingdom of Morocco to consider that in the format +212 ABPQMCDU, the digits
following a National (Significant) Number (N(S)N) are represented by the following letters:
A area code
BPQ destination code for the home exchange
MCDU thousands, hundreds, tens and units: the identity of a subscriber in a given exchange.
The number blocks for which the value of area code “A” is equal to “2”, “3”, are reserved for fixed
networks.
The list of 0ABPQMCDU numbers currently allocated to the operator Itissalat Al-Maghrib for its fixed
telephone network is as follows:
• Fixed telephony
Zone Number space Zone Number
space
Casablanca 0222XXXXX El Kelaa des Sraghna 0242XXXXX
Casablanca 0223XXXXX Marrakech 0243XXXXX
Casablanca 0224XXXXX Marrakech 0244XXXXX
Casablanca 0225XXXXX Safi & El Youssoufia 0246XXXXX
Casablanca 0226XXXXX Essaouira 0247XXXXX
Casablanca 0227XXXXX Ouarzazate 0248XXXXX
Casablanca 0228XXXXX Agadir, Inezgane & Ait Meloul 0282XXXXX
Casablanca 0229XXXXX Inezgane & Taroudannt 0283XXXXX
Mohammedia 0232XXXXX Taroudannt and Oulad Teima 0285XXXXX
Mohammedia and El Jadida 0233XXXXX Tiznit 0286XXXXX
Settat 0234XXXXX Guelmim and Tan Tan 0287XXXXX
Oued Zem 0235XXXXX Es-Semara, Agadir and Tarfaya 0288XXXXX
Settat 0237XXXXX Laayoune and Dakhla 0289XXXXX
Rabat 0372XXXXX Taza 0352XXXXX
Kénitra 0373XXXXX Midelt 0353XXXXX
Ouezzane 0374XXXXX Meknès 0354XXXXX
Khémisset 0375XXXXX Meknès 0355XXXXX
Rabat and Témara 0376XXXXX Fès 0356XXXXX
Rabat 0377XXXXX Goulmima 0357XXXXX
Salé 0378XXXXX Ifrane 0358XXXXX
Souk Larbaa 0379XXXXX Fès 0359XXXXX
Tanger 0393XXXXX Berkane 0362XXXXX
Asilah 0394XXXXX Nador 0363XXXXX
Larache 0395XXXXX Oujda 0365XXXXX
Fnideq, Martil and Mdiq 0396XXXXX Oujda and Figuig 0366XXXXX
Tétouan 0397XXXXX Oujda and Bouarfa 0367XXXXX
Al Hoceima and Chefchaouen 0398XXXXX Figuig 0368XXXXX
Tanger, Larache and Al 0399XXXXX
Hoceima
The number blocks for which the value of area code “A” is equal to “1”, “6” or “7” are reserved for mobile
networks.
The list of 0ABPQMCDU numbers currently allocated for mobile networks is as follows:
• Mobile telephony
Operator/network Number space*
ITISSALAT AL-MAGHRIB (MOBILE 010XXXXXX
GSM) 011XXXXXX
061XXXXXX
062XXXXXX
066XXXXXX
067XXXXXX
068XXXXXX
070XXXXXX
071XXXXXX
072XXXXXX
073XXXXXX
076XXXXXX
077XXXXXX
078XXXXXX
MEDI TELECOM (MOBILE GSM) 012XXXXXX
014XXXXXX
060XXXXXX
063XXXXXX
064XXXXXX
065XXXXXX
069XXXXXX
074XXXXXX
075XXXXXX
079XXXXXX
* X: digit from 0 to 9.
II) National call
To place a local or national call to a fixed national public telecommunication network subscriber or to a
mobile network subscriber, only one format need be used: 0ABPQMCDU.
III) Calls to special services
To obtain a two- or three-digit special service nationally, the dialling format is as follows:
1X – where: X 5 for the fire service and X 9 for the police
1XY – where: XY 77 for emergency calls to the gendarmerie royale.
These special services cannot be called from outside the country.
IV) International outgoing calls
To place an international call from Morocco, dial the international prefix for Morocco, namely “00”, i.e. the
following format:
00 CC NDC SN, where:
CC Country Code
NDC National Destination Code (as required)
SN Subscriber Number.
V) Fixed non-geographic numbers
These numbers take the form 0ABPQMCDU, where A 8 and A 9. In the number range where A 8,
a distinction is drawn between “freephone” numbers and “split-charge” numbers. The number range where
A 9 is currently intended for “shared-revenue” numbers. These numbers are defined as follows:
1. Freephone numbers are for services that can be dialled free of charge by the calling party. The
called party (company) pays its operator the full charge for the call.
2. In the case of “split-charge” numbers, the call costs are shared between the calling party and called
party (individual or entity). The cost distribution is different according to the type of number called.
3. In the case of “shared-revenue” numbers, only the calling party pays the cost of the call. The revenue
relating to the call and to the value-added service is shared between the local-loop operator, the
operator having routed the call (if different) and the called party (entity) having provided the service
(e.g. weather information, different kinds of reservation service, etc.).
VI) Case of GlobalStar North Africa
The number series beginning with “92 PQMCDU” (where P from 0 to 2) has been assigned to
GlobalStar North Africa for its GMPCS network.
International dialling format: +212 92 PXXXXX (where P from 0 to 2).
Contact:
Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications (ANRT)
Directions des Opérateurs
Avenue Annakhil, Centre d'Affaires
B.P. 2939
Hay Riad
RABAT
Morocco
Tel: +212 37 71 86 70 / +212 37 71 86 85
Fax: +212 37 71 84 99
E-mail: khaouja@anrt.net.ma / slalmi@anrt.net.ma
URL: www.anrt.net.ma
- Communication of 29.V.2006:
The Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications (ANRT), Rabat, announces that the
new fixed geographical series listed below have been brought into service by the operator Medi Telecom.
The test numbers are: +212 20 20 00 00
+212 25 10 00 00
+212 30 00 00 00
+212 32 10 00 00
Region District / city or town Numbering ranges
Casablanca and region Casablanca +212 2 0XX XXXX
Casablanca +212 2 1XX XXXX
Settat +212 2 1XX XXXX
Mohammedia +212 2 1XX XXXX
Berrechid +212 2 1XX XXXX
El jadida +212 2 1XX XXXX
Beni mellal +212 2 1XX XXXX
Khouribga +212 2 1XX XXXX
Region District / city or town Numbering ranges
Agadir and region Marrakech +212 2 5XX XXXX
Agadir +212 2 5XX XXXX
Dakhla +212 2 5XX XXXX
Essaouira +212 2 5XX XXXX
Laayoune +212 2 5XX XXXX
Ouarzazate +212 2 5XX XXXX
Safi +212 2 5XX XXXX
Rabat and region Rabat +212 3 0XX XXXX
Kenitra +212 3 0XX XXXX
Tanger and region Tanger +212 3 1XX XXXX
Tetouan +212 3 1XX XXXX
Larache +212 3 1XX XXXX
Al hoceima +212 3 1XX XXXX
Fes and region Fes +212 3 2XX XXXX
Oujda +212 3 2XX XXXX
Meknes +212 3 2XX XXXX
Taza +212 3 2XX XXXX
Nador +212 3 2XX XXXX
Errachidia +212 3 2XX XXXX
Contact:
Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications (ANRT)
Directions des Opérateurs
Avenue Annakhil, Centre d’Affaires
B.P. 2939
Hay Riad
RABAT
Maroc
Tel: +212 3 771 8495
Fax: +212 3 771 8499
E-mail: khaouja@anrt.net.ma / slalmi@anrt.net.ma
URL: www.anrt.net.ma
