| Country: | Chile |
| Country Link: | Chile |
| Continent: | South America |
| Country Calling Code: | +56 |
| International Prefix: | 1xx0 |
| Trunk Prefix: | none |
| Regulator: | SUBTEL |
| Nsn Length: | 9 |
| Dial Plan Type: | Closed |
The following telephone numbers in Chile are geographic area codes for all national and international calls terminating in Chile.
No geographic area codes exist in Chile; all calls within Chile are considered local calls. All numbers contain 9 digits and there is no difference among land-line, mobile and VoIP
In 2012 and 2013, land lines were renumbered, with an additional digit 2 prepended.[1] The change was rolled out gradually by area code; first in Santiago (Region Metropolitana) and Arica in late 2012, then throughout all remaining regions between March and July 2013.
During that transitional period, when calling a landline, area code and an extra 2 were added at the beginning of the number, or between the area code and number. E.g. a formerly seven digit Santiago number (02) XXX XXXX became 22X XXX XXX, and a formerly six digit Punta Arenas number (061) YYY YYY became 612 YYY YYY.
The process was completed in September 2016.
Total number portability exists in Chile,[2] so users can freely move from one service provider to another without losing their number, regardless of connection technology, whether land-line, mobile or VoIP. Therefore, a number beginning with "8" or "9" no longer denotes that it is a mobile phone number.
There is a group of special numbers for public services, and they are in the format 1XY. The most important ones are:
In Chile it is necessary to choose the carrier for international long-distance calls every time and therefore to obtain the best rate for any destination. Long-distance carriers have a prefix that must be dialed when calling long distance:XXX + 0 + country code + area + phone
The current carrier codes are:[4]
Mobile phone numbers do not have a specific starting digit.[5]