The following are the telephone numbers in Lesotho. Lesotho was allocated the country code +266 by the International Telecommunication Union in the late 1960s.White Book, Volume 2, Part 1, International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee, International Telecommunication Union, 1969, page 29 Phone numbers in are eight digits long, the first two digits being the area code. Previously, Lesotho had area codes, which were integrated into the South African telephone numbering plan, and calls could be made from South Africa using the regional code 050.Pretoria Telephone Directory, Department of Posts and Telecommunications, 1991, page 21 For example, to call a number in Maseru, subscribers would dial 0501, while to call a number in Mazenod, they would dial 05022.Lesotho Telephone Directory, Lesotho. Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Government Printer, 1973 From the rest of the world, subscribers would dial +266 1.Lesotho, David Ambrose Winchester Press, 1983, page 846
Area codes 22,28 Maseru Reserved for fixed 56,57,58,59,63, Reserved for cellular use 27,52 Reserved for fixed mobile (corporated direct) 6x Reserved for cellular use
Proposed use for international SMS There had been some interest in using part of this country's numbering scheme to run international SMS promotions or competitions, as when +CNN is spelt out on an E.161 standard telephone keypad, it translates to +266.SMS company's message has ring of confidence, New Zealand Herald Jan 4, 2006 CNN's degree of interest in the idea was unknown at the time.
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External links ITU allocations list