Calling to Comoros
- A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
- Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
- Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (sms)
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers begin with ‘3’.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, cdial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Comoros does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
Calling within Comoros (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire seven-digit phone number as it is listed.
There is no trunk or long distance number used within the Comoros phone system.
Comoros’ phone numbers explained
Number details
Comoran phone numbers are seven digits.
The first digit designates whether the phone number is a mobile or landline phone.
Landline phone numbers begin with ‘7’. The first three digits represent a geographic area of the country.
Mobile numbers begin with digits ‘3’. The first two digits represent the mobile phone carrier.
An example of a phone number in Comoros
The Istandra Beach Hotel lists its phone number in Moroni as +269 773 3333.
Phone number explanation
| 269 | 773 | 3333 |
| country code for Comoros | geographic (area) code for Moroni | rest of the local phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Moroni, Comoros
Dial the entire seven digit phone number for all calls within Comoros.
| 773 | 3333 |
| geographic (area) code for Moroni | rest of the local phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Domoni, Comoros (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire seven digit phone number for all calls within Comoros.
| 773 | 3333 |
| geographic (area) code for Moroni | rest of the local phone number |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Comoros)
Dial the entire seven digit phone number for all calls within Comoros.
| 773 | 3333 |
| geographic (area) code for Moroni | rest of the local phone number |
International example – calling from outside of Comoros
To call from outside Comoros, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by the Comoros’ country code of ‘269’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 269 |
| exit code for the country the call is dialed from | country code for Comoros |
Calling from Comoros
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from the Comoros.
Sources and more resources
- Autorité Nationale de Régulation des Tics (ANRTIC) – Comoros’s telephone systems regulator.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
- International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Comoros (country code +269) National Numbering Plan – Details of Comoros’ telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Comoros – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Comoros. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Comoros – Entry for Comoros in the British Telecom international directory.