Uruguay Phone Number Lookup

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Verify Uruguay Phone Numbers - Country Code +598

Our phone number lookup tool above instantly verifies whether a phone number belongs to Uruguay by analyzing its country code and number format. Uruguay phone numbers use the country code +598 and follow an 4 to 11 digits national format.

Country: Uruguay Flag Uruguay (UY, URY)
Country Calling Code: +598
National Number Format: 4 to 11 digits
Example Number: +598 99 123456
International Dialing Prefix: 00
National Trunk Prefix: 0
Time Zone (UTC/DST): -3/-2
Regulator: Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de Telecomunicaciones (URSEC)

Find Phone Numbers in Uruguay Directories

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Business directory for Uruguay - search on service or company name either selecting a department or Uruguay as a whole. Click buscar to search.

Telexplorer

Residential and commercial telephone listings for Uruguay, in Spanish. Click on an address in the results to find others in the same building (or select direccion for any address). Has reverse search (Telefono).

Reverse Phone Lookup

Stop wondering who called! Enter any phone number to instantly get detailed information.

Identify Uruguayan Mobile Operator

Reverse phone lookup results may include which mobile operator issued a phone number. Mobile numbers are usually issued by one of the following operators:

Antel

MCCMNC code: 74801, 74800, 74803

Movistar

MCCMNC code: 74807

Claro

MCCMNC code: 74810

Calling from Uruguay to the United States

To call United States from Uruguay, follow this exact dialing sequence:

00 + 1 + Area Code + 7-digit phone number
  • 00 - Uruguay's international access code
  • 1 - United States country code
  • Area Code - Specific U.S. area code
  • 7-digit number - The local phone number

Example: To call (312) 555-0123 from Uruguay, dial: 00 1 312 555 0123

Useful tip: Avoid expensive calling errors and reach your intended contact with a United States reverse lookup tool. If you know you should be calling to a specific U.S. city, let's say Sacramento, then you should use phone number lookup tool for Sacramento, California, or its area codes (916, 279).

Uruguay National Numbering Plan (Country Code +598)

1. E.164 National Numbering Plan

ItemValue
Minimum length of national (significant) number8 digits
Maximum length of national (significant) number8 digits

Detail of numbering plan

Leading digits (NDC)LengthService / Area
2 XXX XXXX8Fixed telephony – Montevideo Metropolitan Area
4 XXX XXXX8Fixed telephony – Interior of country
9 XXX XXXX8Mobile telephony

3. Structure of National Number

3.1 General

3.1.1 Length

Geographic numbers: 8 digits. Non-geographic intelligent-network numbers: 7 digits.

3.1.2 First-digit allocation
First digitAllocation
0Prefixes for access to other networks / services
1Special services and prefixes
2Fixed telephony (Montevideo Metropolitan Area)
3Reserved
4Fixed telephony (Interior)
5Reserved
6Reserved
7Reserved
8Recovery mechanisms
9Mobile telephony and value-added services

The characters “*” and “#” are available for network-specific facilities.

3.2 Geographic (fixed) numbers

Structure: A b c d e f g h (8 digits)

  • A = 2 (Montevideo Metropolitan Area)
  • A = 4 (Interior)

The first digit of the subscriber part (b) may not be 0 or 1.

3.3 Mobile numbers

Structure: 9 B c d e f g h (8 digits)

BAssignment
0Value-added services
2ANTEL (series 920 000 00 – 922 999 99)
4Abiatar S.A. (Movicom)
6AM Wireless Uruguay S.A.
9ANTEL (Ancel)
1, 3, 5, 7, 8Reserved

3.4 Non-geographic (intelligent-network) numbers

Code (ABC d e f g)Service
800Freephone (no local charge)
801 – 804, 806 – 810Reserved for freephone
805Freephone
900 – 908Value-added numbers
909Dial-up Internet access

3.5 Special service codes

Format: 1 X Y (except 911)

CodeService
104Fire brigade
105Medical emergencies
106Coast-guard emergencies
108Traffic police
109Police
112Operator-assisted services for the hearing-disabled
113Services for the hearing-disabled
116Official time
118Wake-up service
120National long-distance operator
121Service complaints
122Directory enquiries
123Business customer service
125Telephonogram
126Tariff information
128MERCOSUR police
911National emergency

3.6 International long-distance provider code

Format: J KJ = 3…9 (0 reserved for future, 1 frontier traffic, 2 operator-assisted collect); K = 0…9.

4. Dialling Procedures

Type of callDigits to dial
Local fixed-to-fixedSubscriber number
Fixed-to-mobile0 + network identifier + subscriber number
Mobile-originated national (mandatory)0 + national number
Mobile-originated national (optional)National number
National long-distance (automatic)0 + national number
Frontier traffic011 + frontier number
International – preselected provider00 + international number
International – provider selection01 + JK + international number
International long-distance operator000 (preselected) or 01 + JK + 000
Special servicesAppropriate 1XY or 911 code
Non-geographic numbers0 + non-geographic number

Access prefixes

PrefixFunction
0Automatic national long distance / access to other networks
00Automatic international long distance (preselected provider)
01International long distance – provider selection

5. Provisions for Future Development

Reserved elementPurpose
Special-service / access prefixes 13 – 19Future assignments
First digit 3, 5, 6, 7 (geographic numbers)Expansion
First digit J = 0 (ILDC)Expansion

Contact Information

Organization: Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (ANTEL)

Address:
Guatemala 1075, Nivel 2 – Complejo Torre de las Comunicaciones
Montevideo 11800
Uruguay

Contact Person: Dra. Graziela Cuniolo

Telephone: +598 2 928 6442

Fax: +598 2 928 6440

Email: [email protected]

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