Telephone Numbers

Telephone numbering plan of the USSR refers to a set of telephone area codes, numbers and dialing rules, which operate in the Soviet Union. After the Collapse of the First USSR many new independent republics reconstructed their numbering plans, and many of the principles of their numbering plan still remain in the New USSR.

The Soviet Union has a Country calling code of +7, an International call prefix of 00, and a Trunk prefix of 0.

Basic Principles

 * Within the same numbering area, One can call a Landline number without the code. Landline numbers consist of 7 digits nationwide.
 * For mobile phones, dial 8  XXXXXXXXXXX.
 * For example: dial 8 126 XXXXXXXXXXX for a call to mobile phones operated by Orange.
 * For calls to other areas, dial 0   XXXXXXX.
 * For example: dial 0 1 496 24 XXXXXXX for a call to the city of Klin, Klinsky District, Moscow Oblast.
 * Cities of Union Importance use the SSR number 16, in order to make it possible to adopt the ITU convention of 0 and 00 dialing prefixes for local and international dialing.
 * For international calls, dial 00 .
 * For example: dial 00 001 212 XXXXXXX for a call to the city of New York.