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Telephone numbers in Honduras

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ7696581 ↗
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Telephone numbers in Honduras are regulated by The Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (Conatel), the regulatory authority for telecommunications in Honduras.

Country Code: +504

International Call Prefix: 00

National Significant Numbers (NSN): eight digits.

Format: +504 2ABC XXXX (fixed lines)

or +504 YABC XXXX for Y = 3,7,8,9 (mobile)

Number plan

In 2010, fixed telephone numbers in Honduras increased from seven to eight digits by adding the digit 2 at the beginning of all fixed-line numbers.

Changes in 2007

Mobile telephone numbers in Honduras increased from seven (7) to eight (8) digits. The new dialling instructions are as follows:

Dial 9 + seven-digit number for calls placed to subscribers of Celtel (Tigo)

Dial 8 + seven-digit number for calls placed to subscribers of Digicel Honduras

Dial 7 + seven-digit number for calls placed to subscribers of Hondutel

Dial 3 + seven-digit number for calls placed to subscribers of Sercom (Claro)

Fixed numbers in Honduras remained unchanged at seven digits in length until 2010.

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