Telephone numbers in Kosovo

Kosovo[lower-alpha 1] telephone numbers
Location
Country Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]
Continent Europe
Regulator Republic of Serbia[1]
Type Open
Typical format TBD
Access codes
Country calling code +383
International call prefix 00
Trunk prefix 0

The dialing code for Kosovo[lower-alpha 1] is +383. This code is the property of the Republic of Serbia which it has given by ITU to Serbia[2] for the needs of the geographical region Kosovo as a result of the 2013 Brussels Agreement signed by the governments of Serbia and Kosovo.[1][3] Its dialing code was initially expected to become effective on January 1, 2015 but it was postponed to the finalization of the agreement in late August 2015.[4] Having in mind that Kosovo is not member of the International Telecommunication Union, Telekom Srbija and the Republic of Serbia remain the sole members of the ITU, while this dialing code disposed of by Serbia will start to allocate the +383 calling code on the 15th of December 2016.[5][1] Also, Serbian national provider Telekom Srbija will officially operate in Kosovo as a subsidiary company MTS d.o.o,[6] legally recognised by the international community and the Pristina institutions.[7]

History

Following the breakup of the SFR Yugoslavia in 1992, which had +38 as country code, Kosovo used the code +381, which was granted to FR Yugoslavia and later used by Serbia. The code was used for fixed line telephone services, whereas for mobile phone networks, it used either the Monaco code +377 or the Slovenian code +386.[8]

Number range Usage Host country
+383 TBD Landlines and mobile phone networks Kosovo
(2016–)
+377 44 mobile phone networks Monaco[9]
(1999–2016)
+377 45
+381 28 Landlines and mobile phone networks Serbia
(1992–2016)
+381 29 landlines Serbia
(1992–)
+381 38
+381 39
+386 43 mobile phone networks Slovenia[10]
(2007–2016)
+386 49

Reactions to +383 code allocation

International Telecommunication Union "will not recognize Kosovo's independence" quote daily Koha Ditore, as ITU will include the footnote on Kosovo" in the technical annexes. Kosovo's NISMA party leader Fatmir Limaj is quoted by KosovaPress agency as saying that with the agreement reached in Brussels, the Kosovo government "allowed the Serbian operator to work in Kosovo".[11] Vice chairman of the Kosovo's radical nationalist Vetëvendosje party, Shpend Ahmeti commented that this agreement actually favors Serbia. “Telephone calls between cities in Serbia and cities in Kosovo will be treated as local calls. Serbia will preserve its assets in Kosovo and it will also have a license for Serb operators within Kosovo. For these favors, Serbia will allow Kosovo to have its own country code. Serbia will allow Kosovo. What a terrible representation!”[12]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Country calling code for Kosovo is +383; Djuric: Positive impact on relations with EU & Pristina". Tanjug. InSerbia. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. ↑ LIST OF ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 ASSIGNED COUNTRY CODES
  3. ↑ Seeking EU talks, Serbia cedes ground on Kosovo phone code, Reuters, 9 September, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini following the meeting of the EU-facilitated dialogue". EEAS - European Union. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Djuric: Dialing code given to Kosovo as geographic region". B92. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "EU-facilitated Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue: Implementation of the Telecommunications Agreement". European Union. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Djuric: Dialling code given to Kosovo as geographic region". Tanjug. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ "[43] Use of Monaco country code 377 in Kosovo". International Telecommunication Union, ITU.
  10. ↑ "Ipko establishment history: 1999". IPKO.
  11. ↑ "ITU "to include Kosovo footnote" in dialing code docs". B92. Tanjug. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  12. ↑ Tota, Elton (14 November 2016). "Kosovo and Serbia strike a deal on the country's telephone code". IBNA. Independent Balkan News Agency. Retrieved 16 November 2016.


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