Telephone numbers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) follow a closed telephone numbering plan. The UAE is assigned an international dialing code of +971 by ITU. Telephone numbers are fixed at seven digits, with area codes fixed at two or three digits.
Area Codes
Before 2000
Subscriber numbers were 5- or 6- digits, with area code plus subscriber number totalling 7 digits.
Current
The overall structure of the UAE's national numbering plan is:
Landline numbers begin with:
Mobile numbers begin with:
- 050 cell phones (Etisalat)
- 052 cell phones (Du)
- 053 cell phones (Virgin Mobile)
- 054 cell phones (Etisalat) (Recently released for public use.)
- 055 cell phones (Du)
- 056 cell phones (Etisalat)
- 058 cell phones (Du/Virgin Mobile) (Recently released for public use.)
- 057 cell phones: DOMC
Emergency Numbers
The following numbers are used for emergency services within the UAE:
- 999 - Police (Emergency)
- 901 - Police (Non-emergency)
- 998 - Ambulance
- 997 - Fire Department (Civil Defence)
- 996 - Coast Guard
- 995 - Find and Rescue
- 991 - Electricity & Water failure
- 992 - Water failure
Special numbers
These are special 7-digit number ranges, and have no associated area code):
- 200xxxx shared cost services
- 600xxxxxx shared cost services
- 800xxx(xxxx)
- (800 + min. 3 digits)
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