Area code 868
North American telephone area code for Trinidad and Tobago
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::summary North American telephone area code for Trinidad and Tobago ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox country telephone plan"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| country_link | Trinidad and Tobago |
| continent | North America |
| map_image | LocationTrinidadAndTobago.png |
| map_caption | Location of Trinidad and Tobago |
| map_size | 200px |
| country_calling_code | 1 |
| international_prefix | 011 |
| trunk_prefix | 1 |
| plan_membership | NANP |
| plan_type | Closed |
| number_format | 868 nxx xxxx |
| codes_list | List of Trinidad and Tobago dialling codes |
| :: |
| country = Trinidad and Tobago | country_link = Trinidad and Tobago | continent = North America | map_image = LocationTrinidadAndTobago.png | map_caption = Location of Trinidad and Tobago | map_size = 200px | map_alt = | country_calling_code = 1 | international_prefix = 011 | trunk_prefix = 1 | regulator = | plan_membership = NANP | nsn_length = | plan_type = Closed | number_format = 868 nxx xxxx | codes_list = List of Trinidad and Tobago dialling codes
Area code 868 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the Caribbean country Trinidad and Tobago, assigned in 1996, and in service since 1. June 1997.
The internal telephone numbering plan of the country is known as the National Numbering Plan. It regulates the assignment of telephone numbers by the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, which holds responsibility for telecommunications in the country.
Due to a long established affiliation with NANP,{{cite web|url=http://tatt.org.tt/WhoAreWe/AffiliationsandMemorandaofUnderstanding.aspx |title=Affiliations and Memoranda of Understanding |year=2010 |publisher=Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) |access-date=30 July 2010 |quote=Trinidad & Tobago is a participating country in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), which is the basic numbering scheme throughout the US, Canada, the Bahamas and 16 Caribbean countries. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905194920/http://tatt.org.tt/WhoAreWe/AffiliationsandMemorandaofUnderstanding.aspx |archive-date=5 September 2010 |url-status=dead
History
Area code 868 was created by a split of area code 809 which had been serving all of the Caribbean until the 1990s. A permissive dialing period commenced from 1 June 1997 to 31 May 1998, after which all calls placed to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago required the new prefix. The local telephone regulator proposed the area code 868, which spells TNT -- an abbreviation for Trinidad and Tobago -- on a telephone keypad, to reflect the nation's identity within the NANP.
Dialing to Trinidad and Tobago
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; From within North America (NANP) When calling Trinidad and Tobago from elsewhere in the North American Numbering Plan (e.g., from the United States or Canada), callers dial as if undertaking regular ten-digit dialing within those countries. Callers must simply dial 1 + 868 + seven digit phone number.
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; From outside NANP When calling to Trinidad and Tobago from outside the NANP (e.g., from the United Kingdom), callers must dial their international dialing prefix followed by 1 to access the North American Numbering Plan. For example, a call placed from the United Kingdom would be dialled as 00 + 1 + 868 + local seven digit phone number.
Dialing within Trinidad and Tobago
When placing a phone call from Trinidad and Tobago, also known as HNPA (home numbering plan area) dialing, callers simply use seven-digit dialing (i.e. dialing the last seven digits of the phone number).
- ;To North America (NANP) When calling other places in the North American Numbering Plan, callers dial as if undertaking regular ten-digit dialing in those countries. Callers dial 1 + NPA area code + seven digit phone number.
Though usually toll-free when dialed from the US, not all 1-800 phone numbers are toll-free when dialed from Trinidad and Tobago, and may be treated as a toll call.
- ;To areas outside the NANP When calling to areas outside the NANP (e.g., the United Kingdom), callers dial 011 + country calling code + phone number. In the case of the UK, a user would dial 011 + 44 + UK phone number.
General
:National Operations Centre: 911, Police Force: 999, Ambulance: 811, Fire: 990 :Information/Directory Assistance: 6411, 611 (proposed replacement) :Operator: 0
Notes
References
References
- Admin.. (2010). "National Numbering Plan: Central Office (CO) Codes and Home Network Identifier (HNI)". Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT).
- (2010). "Who We Are". Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT).
- Admin.. (2008). "E.164 : The international public telecommunication numbering plan". [[International Telecommunication Union]].
- Admin.. (2008). "E.123 : Notation for national and international telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and Web addresses". [[International Telecommunication Union]].
- NANP Administration System. (July 2010). "Planning Letter(s): IL96/06-001". NANP System administrator.
- (2010). "Directory Assistance 6411". Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT).
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