Telephone numbers in Georgia consist of 9 digits and follow a closed numbering plan in which the initial 2 or 3 digits indicate the service or area code (in case of geographic numbers) and the remaining 6 or 7 digits identify the subscriber.
Numbering plan
The current dialling plan is in force since 4 June 2011 when a wide-ranging reform took place. Specifically, area codes were updated to start with 2 or 3, mobile numbers came to begin with the digit 5, and some geographical numbers were padded with an additional digit 2 or 3 immediately after the area code to the total number of digits equalling 9. The current plan is as follows:
Prefix/Code
Description
1XX
Used for emergency/special numbers and international calls prefix. E.g., 111 - Fire Service
2XX
Reserved
3X(X)
Area codes of in eastern Georgia. E.g., 32 - Tbilisi, 341 - Rustavi
4X(X)
Area codes in western Georgia. E.g., 431 - Kutaisi
5XX
Prefixes of mobile operators. E.g., 595 - MagtiCom
6XX
Reserved
7XX
Non-geographical services. E.g., 790 - Magtifix, fixed mobile operator
8XX
Toll free and shared-cost numbers. E.g., 800
9XX
Premium-cost numbers
Geographic numbering
Since 1 March 2011, area codes have changed and the first digit came to indicate the respective part of the country: numbers start with 3 for eastern Georgia and with 4 for western Georgia. The current area codes are as follows:
Georgian mobile operators receive their number allocations in blocks of 1 million numbers, hence the first three digits usually indicate the original mobile network providing the number. However, since mobile number portability was introduced in Georgia on 15 February 2011, the links are no longer certain.
Telephone prefixes originally distributed to mobile operators are listed below.
On 20 June 2011, the digit 5 was added to the prefixes for mobile operators.[1] For example, prefix 77 was changed to 577.
In addition, the mobile operator Aquafon operating in Abkhazia and using the Russian (+7) 9409 code can also be reached using the Georgian code (+995) 544.
Fixed wireless numbering
On 27 June 2011, prefixes for fixed wireless telephony changed:[2] digit 7 have been added to the prefix. For example, prefix 90 have been changed to 790.