Bahamas Phone Books

Dialing code: +1 242   ·   ISO code: BHS

Caribseek

Small business directory with around 200 listings.

Bahamas Local

Business directory for the Bahamas. Search by all islands or individually and via category either keyword or A-Z list.

BTC Bahamas Telephone Directory

Official Business and Residential White Pages phone book from BTC (The Bahamas Telecommunications Company). Simple, clean site - easy to use. Search requires the correct island to be selected.

BTC Yellow Pages

Bahamas Yellow Pages business directory. Search by name or category. Requires the island to be selected.

29 Aug, 2017


The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), Nassau, announces the following update to the Bahamas national numbering plan.


Description of number change for national numbering plan for country code + 1 242:

Communicated
time and date of change

National (significant) number
(N(S)N)

Usage of
ITU-T E.164
number

Parallel running

Operator

Proposed
wording of
announcement

Old Number

New Number

Begins

Ends

15:00
2017-08-29

242 889 XXXX

242 899 XXXX

Mobile Service

N/A

N/A

ALIV

Amendment to The Bahamas National Number Plan


Contact:

Stephen Bereaux
Chief Executive Officer
Electronic Communications
Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA)
Frederick House, Frederick Street
P. O. Box N-4860
Nassau, Bahamas
Tel: +1 242 393 0234
Fax: +1 242 393 0153
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: www.urcabahamas.bs

28 Jun, 2017


The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), Nassau, announces the updated national numbering plan for the Bahamas.


1. INTRODUCTION

The Communications Act, 2009 (Comms Act) prescribes the law applicable to the Electronic Communications Sector (ECS). It empowers the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) as the independent regulator of the sector. The Comms Act charges URCA with the responsibility for implementing the Electronic Communications Sector Policy (ECSP) and enforcing the provisions of the Comms Act, which includes a duty to manage state assets such as numbering resources. In accordance with that duty, Section 79 of the Comms Act requires URCA to:

i. Publish a numbering plan for The Bahamas that is in compliance with applicable international numbering standards including the North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA); and

ii. Make rules for the allocation and assignment of numbers to licensees.


OBJECTIVES OF THIS DOCUMENT

Pursuant to its duties under the Comms Act, URCA has prepared this document to advise interested parties regarding the current allocation of numbering resources under The Bahamas National Numbering Plan (the NNP). This document, therefore, has the following objectives:

i. To advise interested parties that URCA has published the NNP;

ii. To present a brief overview of the NNP; and

iii. To update interested parties on the allocation of resources under the NNP.


STRUCTURE OF THE REMAINDER OF THIS DOCUMENT

The remainder of this consultation document is structured as follows:

  • Section 2 provides information about the publication of the NNP;
  • Section 3 outlines the structure of the NNP; and
  • Section 4 provides an update about the allocations of numberings resources.

2. PUBLICATION OF THE NUMBERING PLAN

This section provides information about the publication of the NNP, how to obtain a copy of the NNP and application forms for requesting numbering resources.

Pursuant to its duties under Section 79 of the Comms Act, URCA published The Bahamas National Numbering Plan (the NNP) on 12 August 2011. The NNP sets out the policy and general guidelines that URCA will use to manage and allocate The Bahamas’ numbering resources.


3. NUMBERING PLAN STRUCTURE

This Section outlines the structure of the Numbering Plan.


The Bahamas is a member of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), which is the basic numbering scheme for the public switched telephone network (PSTN) in countries under Country Code 1. These countries include The Bahamas, the United States of America, Canada, Bermuda, and fifteen (15) Caribbean nations. The structure and format for the international public telecommunications numbering plan conform with NANP administration practices and the relevant International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Recommendations, such as E.164 and E.212. The specifics are outlined below.


The NANP structure is in the format:

NXX – NXX – XXXX where: N = 2 to 9 and X = 0 to 9

(ABC – DEF – GHIJ)


The 10-digit format is named as follows:

• The first group of three (3) characters, the ABC digits (NXX format), is the Numbering Plan Area (NPA) Code;

• The second group of three (3) characters, the DEF digits (NXX format), is the Central Office (CO) Code (CO Code); and

• The third group of characters, the GHIJ digits (XXXX format), is the Subscriber’s Line Number.


DIALLING PLAN

The country code for The Bahamas is: "1"


The Numbering Plan Area (NPA) Code for The Bahamas is: "242". This code is commonly referred to as the area code.


Local number dialling (intra-island) is standardised in the seven (7) digit format as follows:

NXX – XXXX

Domestic Long Distance calls are processed with eleven (11) digits:

1 (242) NXX – XXXX

(The access prefix + NPA + NXX-XXXX).

International Long Distance calls, within the NANP, are dialled using eleven (11) digits:

1 (NPA) NXX – XXXX

(The access prefix + NPA + NXX-XXXX)


International long distance calls terminating outside of the NANP are dialled using the format required by the terminating country. The prefix 01 or 011 may be used depending on the level of assistance required to complete the call.


The prefix "01" is used for operator assisted calls. These calls would be in the format:

01 + Country Code + Area Code + Telephone Number

The prefix "011" is used for direct dial calls. These calls would be in the format:

011 + Country Code + Area Code + Telephone Number

Directory assistance for international calls (within and outside the NANP) may be obtained by dialling "0".


4. ALLOCATIONS OF NUMBERINGS RESOURCES

Section 4 presents an update on the allocations of numberings resources. The NNP sets the management of all numbering resources in The Bahamas as its principle objective. The following is the current Allocation Table for Central Office Codes under the 242 NPA in The Bahamas.


Table 1: CO CODE ALLOCATION

CO Codes

Current Allocations

0XX

Reserved for Access/Prefix Codes

1XX

Reserved for Access/Prefix Codes

2XX

Reserved for Growth

3XX

Fixed Services

Cellular Mobile Services

4XX

Cellular Mobile Services

5XX

Cellular Mobile

555 reserved for Information Services

6XX

Fixed Services

7XX

Reserved for Growth

8XX

Cellular Mobile Service

9XX

Short Codes and Growth


CODES RESERVED FOR SPECIAL SERVICES


The following CO Codes are allocated or reserved for special services:

• Any N11: Reserved for Service Codes (i.e., 211, 311, 411, 511, 611, 711, 811, and 911)

• Any N00: Reserved as Service Codes (i.e., 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, and 900)

• Any codes allocated or assigned for special purposes e.g. 555 reserved for information services

• 950 for future services

• 976 for future services

• Local Plant Test Codes (e.g., 958 and 959)

• Easily Recognizable Codes (ERC): Any NYY Codes that have the same numerical value in each position; 222, 333, 444, etc.


ACTIVATION OF NEW CENTRAL OFFICE CODES


URCA announces the activation of new central office codes as follows:


Table 2: New Central Office Codes

NPA

Co Code

Service Provider

Services

Issue Date

242

601

CBL

Fixed Services

4 April, 2014

242

602

CBL

Fixed Services

4 April, 2014

242

603

CBL

Fixed Services

4 April, 2014

242

604

CBL

Fixed Services

4 April, 2014

242

620

TGL

Fixed Services

24 October 2014

242

640

JAZZTEL

Fixed Services

6 December, 2010

242

650

PEACE

Fixed Services

12 December 2014

242

738

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

788

CBL

Fixed Services

20 June, 2014

242

801

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

802

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

803

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

804

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

805

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

806

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

807

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

808

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

809

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

810

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

812

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

813

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

814

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

815

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

816

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

817

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

818

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

819

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

820

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

821

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

822

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

823

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

824

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

825

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

826

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

827

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

828

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

829

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

889

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

242

889

NEWCO

Cellular Mobile Services

30 June 2016

The complete list of active central office codes is shown in Table 4: Detailed CO Code Assignment Table.


SUMMARY OF ASSIGNED CODES

Table 3: Summary of Assigned Central Office Codes

CO SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS

QUANTITY OF ASSIGNED CODES

TELEPHONE NUMBER CAPACITY

Assigned Codes For Fixed Services

81

810,000

Assigned Codes For Cellular Mobile Services

105

1,050,000

Total Assigned Codes

186

1,860,000

Reserved Codes For Fixed Services

19

19,000

Available Codes Capacity

586

5,860,000


CENTRAL OFFICE CODE DETAILED ASSIGNMENT TABLE

Table 4: Assigned CO Codes

Index

NXX code

Service

Operator

Location

Thousand Group

1

225

DID ( "0-4", "6-9" thousand block )

BTC

New Providence

225, 0-4, 6-9

2

225

Vanity Code ( "5" - thousand block )

Numbering Admin.

Bahamas

225, 5

3

300

Domestic Toll-Free

BTC/Shared

Bahamas

4

302

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

5

321

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

6

322

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

7

323

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

8

324

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

9

325

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

10

326

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

11

327

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

12

328

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

13

329

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Andros

14

331

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Rum Cay

331, 2

14

331

Fixed Telephony

BTC

San Salvador

331, 2, 3

15

332

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Eleuthera

16

333

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Eleuthera

17

334

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Eleuthera

18

335

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Eleuthera

19

336

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Exuma

20

337

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Long Island

21

338

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Long Island

22

339

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Inagua

339, 1, 2

22

339

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Mayaguana

339, 3, 4

23

340

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

24

341

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

25

342

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Cat Island

26

344

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Ragged Island

344,1

26

344

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Crooked Island

344, 2

26

344

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Acklins

344, 3

27

345

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Exuma

28

346

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Grand Bahama

29

347

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Bimini and Cat Cay

347, 0-5

30

348

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Grand Bahama

31

349

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Grand Bahama

32

350

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Grand Bahama

33

351

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Grand Bahama

34

352

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Grand Bahama

35

353

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Grand Bahama

36

354

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Cat Island

37

355

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Exuma

38

356

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

39

357

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

40

358

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Exuma

41

359

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

42

361

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

43

362

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

44

363

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

45

364

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

46

365

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Abaco

47

366

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Abaco

48

367

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Abaco

367, 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

49

368

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Andros

50

369

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Andros

51

373

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Grand Bahama

52

374

Fixed Telephony

BTC

Grand Bahama

53

375

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

54

376

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

55

377

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

56

380

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

57

381

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

58

382

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

59

383

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

60

384

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

61

392

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

62

393

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

63

394

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

64

395

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

65

396

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

66

397

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

67

421

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

68

422

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

69

423

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

70

424

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

71

425

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

72

426

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

73

427

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

74

428

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

75

429

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

76

431

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

77

432

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

78

433

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

79

434

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

80

435

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

81

436

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

82

437

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

83

438

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

84

439

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

85

441

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

86

442

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

87

443

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

88

445

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

89

446

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

90

447

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

91

448

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

92

449

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

93

451

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

94

452

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

95

453

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

96

454

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

97

455

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

98

456

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

99

457

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

100

458

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

101

461

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

102

462

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

103

463

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

104

464

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

105

465

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

106

466

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

107

467

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

108

468

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

109

470

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

110

471

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

111

472

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

112

473

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

113

474

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

114

475

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

115

476

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

116

477

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

117

478

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

118

479

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

119

481

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

120

502

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

121

524

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

122

525

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

123

533

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

124

535

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

125

544

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

126

551

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

127

552

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

128

553

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

129

554

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

130

556

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

131

557

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

132

558

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

133

559

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

134

565

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

135

577

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

136

601

Fixed Telephony

CBL

New Providence

137

602

Fixed Telephony

CBL

Grand Bahama

138

603

Fixed Telephony

CBL

National

139

604

Fixed Telephony

CBL

National

140

612

Fixed Telephony

IPSI

National

141

620

Fixed Telephony

TGL

National

142

621

Fixed Telephony

ADL

National

143

623

Fixed Telephony

LMC

National

144

636

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

146

646

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

147

650

Fixed Telephony

PEACE

National

148

676

Fixed Telephony

SRG

New Providence

149

677

Fixed Telephony

SRG

New Providence

150

687

Fixed Telephony

SRG

Grand Bahama

151

688

Fixed Telephony

SRG

Grand Bahama

152

698

Fixed Telephony

SRG

New Providence

153

699

Fixed Telephony

SRG

Abaco

699, 0, 1, 2, 3 ,4

153

699

Fixed Telephony

SRG

Eleuthera

699, 5, 6

154

702

Fixed Telephony

BTC

New Providence

155

727

Mobile Telephony

BTC

National

156

738

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

157

788

Fixed Telephony

CBL

National

158

801

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

159

802

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

160

803

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

161

804

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

162

805

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

163

806

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

164

807

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

165

808

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

166

809

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

167

810

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

168

812

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

169

813

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

170

814

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

171

815

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

172

816

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

173

817

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

174

818

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

175

819

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

176

820

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

177

821

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

178

822

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

179

823

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

180

824

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

181

825

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

182

826

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

183

827

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

184

828

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

185

829

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National

186

889

Mobile Telephony

NEWCO

National (roaming)


Notes: Definition of Acronyms

The acronyms used in the tables for licensed electronic communications service providers that have been allocated numbering resources are defined below:

  • BTC: The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Limited
  • SRG: Systems Resource Group Limited
  • IPSI: IP Solutions International Limited
  • NewCo: NewCo2015 Limited
  • TGL: Tycoon Global Limited
  • ALD: Andros Lakeside Development Company Limited
  • LMC: Last Mile Communications Limited
  • JazzTel: JazzTel Bahamas Limited
  • Peace: Peace Holdings Communications Limited

NOTICE OF SUBSEQUENT UPDATES

URCA will update this record on an ongoing basis such that accurate information about the assignment of numbering resources under the NNP is available to interested parties at all times.


Contact:

Stephen Bereaux
Chief Executive Officer
Electronic Communications
Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA)
Frederick House, Frederick Street
P. O. Box N-4860
Nassau, Bahamas
Tel: +1 242 393 0234
Fax: +1 242 393 0153
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: www.urcabahamas.bs

Washington Area Codes

Washington area codes are 206, 253, 360, 425, 509, 564.