Telephone numbers in Uruguay
Location
CountryUruguay
ContinentSouth America
RegulatorURSEC
TypeClosed
NSN length8
Access codes
Country code+598
International access00

Telephone numbers in Uruguay use the calling code +598. In 2010, national long distance calling was eliminated, and area codes were dropped.

ANTEL (Spanish abbreviation for National Administration of Telecommunications) is Uruguay's state-owned company for telecommunications.

History

Original phone numbers had between 4 and 7 digits. To make a local phone call, those digits were all that were necessary. To make a call between two cities from different departments, required dialing zero, an area code, and the local number.

On August 29, 2010, all phone numbers were changed 8 digits, according to the National Numbering Plan. Area codes were eliminated. This plan was implemented by URSEC (Spanish abbreviation for Regulator Unit of Services of Communications).

National Numbering Plan

Montevideo metropolitan area

In the metropolitan area, national numbers begin with 2. This 8-digit number consists of the former area code (2), followed by the old 7-digit number.

Examples

Area codeFormer numberCurrent number
2204 51992204 5199
2628 83272628 8327
2908 13502908 1350

Outside Montevideo

In the rest of the country, national numbers begin with 4. This 8-digit number consists of the number 4, followed by the former area code, followed by the old phone number. For example:

Colonia

Former area codeFormer numberCurrent number
52249994522 4999

The department of Maldonado is an exception: the 8-digit number consists of the former area code 42, followed by the old phone number, with no additional digit 4 set before:

San Carlos (Maldonado Department)

Former area codeFormer numberCurrent number
426683504266 8350

International calling

For calls from outside the country into Uruguay, the country code (+598) is prefixed to the 8-digit national number, while replacing the "+" with the international calling prefix used in the originating country.

Examples

Call to Montevideo

Current numberDialed from outside Uruguay
2204 5199+598 2204 5199

Call to Colonia

Current numberDialed from outside Uruguay
4522 4999+598 4522 4999

Former area codes and corresponding new telephone numbers

CityFormer area codeCurrent number
Canelones, Canelones33433x xxxx
Maldonado, Maldonado4242xx xxxx
Rocha, Rocha47447x xxxx
Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres45445x xxxx
Melo, Cerro Largo64464x xxxx
Rivera, Rivera62462x xxxx
Artigas, Artigas77477x xxxx
Salto, Salto73473x xxxx
Paysandú, Paysandú72472x xxxx
Fray Bentos, Río Negro56456x xxxx
Mercedes, Soriano53453x xxxx
Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia52452x xxxx
San José de Mayo, San José34434x xxxx
Trinidad, Flores3644364 xxxx
Florida, Florida35435x xxxx
Minas, Lavalleja44444x xxxx
Durazno, Durazno36436x xxxx
Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó63463x xxxx
Montevideo, Montevideonone2xxx xxxx

Mobile telephony

When mobile telephony arrived in Uruguay, Movicom BellSouth was the only service provider. Mobile phone numbers began with digits 09, followed by 6 digits: 09xxxxxx.

In 1994, ANTEL started its own mobile phone service, creating Ancel, which later merged into Antel. This created a numbering change for mobile telephony. One number was assigned to each company to identify their numbers. This digit varied between 09 and the number. Movicom was assigned to 4, and Ancel to 9. Movicom numbers changed to 094xxxxxx, and new Ancel numbers became 099xxxxxx.

In 2003, Claro came to Uruguay (originally as CTI Móvil). Numbers of this company were prefixed by 096: 096xxxxxx.

In 2004, Telefónica bought Movicom Bellsouth and changed its name to Movistar.

When the companies reached one million users, they had to be assigned other prefixes.

  • Antel (ADMINISTRACIÓN NACIONAL DE TELECOMUNICACIONES): 099, 098, 092 and 091.
  • Movistar (TELEFONICA MOVILES DE URUGUAY S.A.): 094, 095 and 093.
  • Claro (AM WIRELESS URUGUAY S.A.): 096 and 097.

URSEC has reserved 084, 089 and 086 for a possible future use.

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