Every Russian phone number starts with “+7”. Undoubtedly, there is some logic in this. But who and why decided that Russian numbers must have a seven at the beginning? But why do they sometimes write an eight at the beginning?
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What is a telephone numbering plan?
Under this difficult to understand phrase is a system for assigning telephone numbers for their subsequent use. The numbering plan allows the network to accurately identify the subscriber so as not to confuse one with the other. There is also an International Numbering Plan, defined by a special international organization for telephony and telegraphy. According to the established norms, each country received its own code so that the phone numbers of people from different countries do not overlap and are unique.
The International Advisory Committee has divided the whole world into 9 large zones, assigning a number to each of them. If there were several countries within this area, then one or two digits were added to the number for each of them. Since the division took place back in the days of the Soviet Union, our country got almost the entire region at number 7. After the collapse of the Union, most countries, including Belarus and Ukraine, changed their regional code. But Kazakhstan left itself +7. Ukraine moved to the European zone 3, having received the prefix +380, Belarus has +375.
Phone country codes (click to enlarge)
Everything is clear with the figure for the country, but where did this plus come from? In fact, the explanation is simple – the presence of the icon “+” indicates that the number can be used in international calls. This is also established by the numbering plan standards. But the presence of “+” at the beginning of the number does not mean at all that the calls will be international and you will have to pay more for them. If the call is made to a number with the same prefix, then the call is charged at local rates, no roaming is implied.
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Why then sometimes the number starts with the number 8?
Some write their number starting with the number 8, and it is freely used when making calls, for example, in Russia and Belarus. It turns out that there is not only an international telephone plan, but also national ones. In Russia, the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications is engaged in its development. So far, the country has an open telephone plan – within your region, you can not dial the local prefix and code, but use a short five-six-seven-digit number. But if you need to call to another city, you will have to use the long-distance prefix, that is, this eight, and then enter the city code.
But no one bothers to use the international code to call your city. The call will not become more expensive, nothing bad will happen. But this approach to recruitment is not mandatory. Usually 8 is used for calls within the country, but even with the number 8 you can make an international call. To do this, dial: 8 – 10 – (country code) – (operator code) – (phone number). As you can see, it’s not that convenient. That is why it is recommended to write numbers in the phone book in the generally accepted standard, through +7.
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