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Mauritius +230

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How to dial

Calling from abroad +230 XXXX XXXX

Dial +230, then the local number. Generate the full number →

No trunk prefix — dial local and long distance numbers directly.

Mobile length
8 digits
Mobile prefixes
XXXX XXXX
International format
+230 XXXX XXXX
Domestic trunk
(none)

Sign-up availability

What to expect when signing up for these services with a physical SIM from this country:

ChatGPT Works
Claude Works
WhatsApp Works
Telegram Works
LINE Works
WeChat Works
X Works
TikTok Works
Gemini Works

Applies to every platform: VoIP / virtual numbers and heavily-reused number pools get rejected. Physical SIM only.

Checked 2026-09-12. Platform region policies and number-range allocations change — always confirm against each platform’s official supported-regions list and the carrier’s notices.
4 sources
help.openai.com/articles/7947663www.anthropic.com/supported-countriessupport.google.com/gemini?p=gemini_web_availabilitywww.mappr.co/tiktok-bans-by-country

How to read a number

+23051234567

+230Country code
Mauritius.
5Mobile prefix
Mauritian numbers are always 8 digits with no trunk prefix.
1234567Remaining 7 digits
The subscriber number.

Dialled domestically as these 8 digits; there is no trunk prefix.

This section checked 2026-10-31.
3 sources
www.icta.mu/documents/2025/05/numbering_plan.pdfwww.icta.mu/mobile-number-portabilitywww.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/02/02/T02020000880015MSWE.docx

Number ranges & quality

RangeTypeNotes
Starts with 5, 8 digits Mobile carrier Mauritian numbers are always 8 digits with no trunk prefix. ICTA's 2025 Numbering Plan: ordinary mobile numbers start with 5; 70–72 are for tourists and non-citizen residents and 73–79 for M2M. ICTA issues blocks one by one to Cellplus (Mauritius Telecom), Emtel and MTML (CHiLi) and notifies new blocks to the ITU, but there's no consolidated per-operator table.
Intl SMSStable
Virtual-number riskMedium
ID requiredID is required; prepaid cards generally need real-name registration.

Physical SIMs can sign up without issues, but virtual numbers and recycled ranges face stricter risk control on some platforms — use a freshly issued physical SIM.

Carriers & prefixes

Mobile prefixes by carrier.

No number portability — prefixes still map to the current carrier.

Porting rules in full

Number portability isn't available in Mauritius yet. ICTA's website says the Mobile Number Portability Service Provider Licence was only created by two 2026 regulations; ICTA will invite applications to license one company to build and run a central porting system, and held a preparatory workshop on 7–9 October 2026. Until then numbers stay with the operator that issued them.

  • Mauritius Telecom Mobile carrier

    Its mobile business is run by subsidiary Cellplus; there's no consolidated table, so no ranges are listed.

  • Emtel Mobile carrier

    There's no consolidated table, so no ranges are listed (recent new blocks include 704X and 707X).

  • CHiLi Mobile carrier

    Operated by Mahanagar Telephone (Mauritius) Ltd; there's no consolidated table, so no ranges are listed.

This section checked 2026-10-20.
3 sources
www.icta.mu/documents/2025/05/numbering_plan.pdfwww.icta.mu/mobile-number-portabilitywww.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/02/02/T02020000880015MSWE.docx

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