Area code 868

Telephone numbers in Trinidad and Tobago

List of Trinidad and Tobago dialing codes

The area code 868 is assigned to

Due to a long established affiliation with NANP,[3] phone numbers in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago are often styled as "(868) NXX-xxxx". However, the International Telecommunications Union's standards such as E.164^[4] and E.123 both strongly advocate the inclusion of a "+1" prefix to indicate "868" is a part of the NANP.^[5]

History

Area code 868 ("TNT") was created during a split from the original

With the end of permissive dialing on 31 May 1998, all calls placed to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago required the use of the +1 868 prefix.[6] The local telephone regulator proposed the area code 868, which corresponds to "TNT"—an abbreviation for Trinidad and Tobago—to reflect the nation's identity within the NANP.

Dialing to Trinidad and Tobago

• From within North America (NANP)

When calling Trinidad and Tobago from elsewhere in the North American Numbering Plan (e.g., from the

.

• From outside NANP

When calling to Trinidad and Tobago from outside the NANP (e.g., from the United Kingdom), callers must dial their international dialing prefix followed by 1 to access the North American Numbering Plan. For example, a call placed from the United Kingdom would be dialled as 00 + 1 + 868 + local seven digit phone number.

Dialing within Trinidad and Tobago

When placing a

(i.e. dialing the last seven digits of the phone number).

• To North America (NANP)

When calling other places in the North American Numbering Plan, callers dial as if undertaking regular

phone number

.

Though usually toll-free when dialed from the US, not all 1-800 phone numbers are toll-free when dialed from Trinidad and Tobago, and may be treated as a toll call.

• To areas outside the NANP

When calling to areas outside the NANP (e.g., the United Kingdom), callers dial 011 + country calling code + phone number. In the case of the UK, a user would dial 011 + 44 + UK phone number.

General

National Operations Centre: 911, Police Force: 999, Ambulance: 811, Fire: 990

Information/Directory Assistance: 6411,^[7] 611 (proposed replacement)^[1]

Operator: 0

See also

• List of NANP area codes
• North American Numbering Plan
• Area codes in the Caribbean

Notes

References

• Admin. (2001). "Trinidad and Tobago National Numbering Plan". International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 30 July 2010.

External links

• Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
• North American Numbering Plan Administrator
• List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 868 Area Code

Trinidad and Tobago area codes: 868

	North: 246, 473
West: +58 in Venezuela	Area code 868	East: Atlantic Ocean
	South: +58 in Venezuela
Barbados area codes: 246
Grenada area codes: 473

10°36′N 61°6′W / 10.600°N 61.100°W / 10.600; -61.100