Area code 868

History

Area code 868 was created by a split of area code 809 which had been serving all of the Caribbean until the 1990s. A permissive dialing period commenced from 1 June 1997 to 31 May 1998, after which all calls placed to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago required the new prefix. The local telephone regulator proposed the area code 868, which spells TNT -- an abbreviation for Trinidad and Tobago -- on a telephone keypad, to reflect the nation's identity within the NANP.

Dialing to Trinidad and Tobago

• ; From within North America (NANP) When calling Trinidad and Tobago from elsewhere in the North American Numbering Plan (e.g., from the United States or Canada), callers dial as if undertaking regular ten-digit dialing within those countries. Callers must simply dial 1 + 868 + seven digit phone number.

• ; From outside NANP When calling to Trinidad and Tobago from outside the NANP (e.g., from the United Kingdom), callers must dial their international dialing prefix followed by 1 to access the North American Numbering Plan. For example, a call placed from the United Kingdom would be dialled as 00 + 1 + 868 + local seven digit phone number.

Dialing within Trinidad and Tobago

When placing a phone call from Trinidad and Tobago, also known as HNPA (home numbering plan area) dialing, callers simply use seven-digit dialing (i.e. dialing the last seven digits of the phone number).

• ;To North America (NANP) When calling other places in the North American Numbering Plan, callers dial as if undertaking regular ten-digit dialing in those countries. Callers dial 1 + NPA area code + seven digit phone number.

Though usually toll-free when dialed from the US, not all 1-800 phone numbers are toll-free when dialed from Trinidad and Tobago, and may be treated as a toll call.

• ;To areas outside the NANP When calling to areas outside the NANP (e.g., the United Kingdom), callers dial 011 + country calling code + phone number. In the case of the UK, a user would dial 011 + 44 + UK phone number.

General

:National Operations Centre: 911, Police Force: 999, Ambulance: 811, Fire: 990 :Information/Directory Assistance: 6411, 611 (proposed replacement) :Operator: 0

Notes

References

References

1. Admin.. (2010). "National Numbering Plan: Central Office (CO) Codes and Home Network Identifier (HNI)". Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT).
2. (2010). "Who We Are". Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT).
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5. NANP Administration System. (July 2010). "Planning Letter(s): IL96/06-001". NANP System administrator.
6. (2010). "Directory Assistance 6411". Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT).