Singapore (country code +65)

- Communication of 26.IX.2001*:
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), Singapore, further to their communication of
25 January 2001 published in Operational Bulletin No. 734 of 15.II.2001, recalls that Singapore will migrate
to an eight-digit telephone numbering plan in 2002. IDA announces a revision to the timetable for
implementation of changes to the numbering plan for Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) in
Singapore and the period for international parallel access.
Background
With effect from 1 March 2002, the E.164 numbering plan of the Republic of Singapore will become
a uniform national eight-digit plan. Digit 6 will be added in front of the existing seven-digit N(S)N for
PSTN to form the new eight-digit N(S)N for PSTN. The international public telecommunication number
structure of Singapore will have ten (10) digits in all (including country code +65).
CC + N(S)N, where: CC is the country code consisting of two (2) digits, and
N(S)N is the national (significant) number consisting of (8) eight digits.
In Singapores context, the N(S)N is the same as subscriber number (SN).
Timetable for implementation of the new plan
Country
Singapore

Date and local time

1 March 2002 at 0100 hours

Date and time (UTC)

28 February 2002 at 1700 hours

International parallel access

To facilitate overseas calls to Singapore during the initial period of the change in the numbering plan,
a six-month (instead of the previously communicated one-year period) parallel access will be in place, from
1 March 2002 to 31 August 2002.
During this period, overseas calls to Singapore accessing both seven-digit N(S)N (e.g. +65 234
5678) and eight-digit N(S)N (e.g. +65 6234 5678) will be completed.
From 1 September 2002 to 28 February 2003, overseas calls to Singapore accessing seven-digit
N(S)N (e.g. +65 234 5678) will be routed to a recorded announcement and the call will be discontinued. Only
calls to Singapore using the eight-digit N(S)N (e.g. +65 6234 5678) will be completed.
From 1 March 2003, overseas calls to Singapore accessing seven-digit N(S)N (e.g. +65 234 5678)
will be routed to a service unavailable tone.
- Communication of 14.I.2004:
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), Singapore, announces that it will issue new
mobile telephone numbers beginning with 8 to its Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) operators by end
March 2004. This new number range will complement the existing PLMN numbers beginning with 9, with
effect from 1 April 2004.
The new ten-digit international public telecommunication number for PLMN will have the format +65
8XXX XXXX where 65 is the ITU country code for Singapore.
- Communication of 14.VI.2005:
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), Singapore, announces that it will issue new
eight-digit number beginning with 3 to its IP Telephony service operators by August 2005. This new number
range beginning with 3 will come into effect from 15 September 2005.
The new ten-digit international public telecommunication number for IP Telephony will have the format:
+65 3XXX XXXX, where 65 is the ITU-T Recommendation E.164 country code (CC) for Singapore.

Contact:
Mr Lim Yuk Min
Deputy Director (Spectrum & Number Management)
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA)
8 Temasek Boulevard
#14-00 Suntec Tower Three
SINGAPORE 038988
Singapore
Fax: +65 6211 2218
E-mail: lim_yuk_min@ida.gov.sg