We want to inform you of a numbering change occuring in Morocco on March 7th 2009 at 2:00 UTC time.
Normally, countries changing their numbering plan give a grace period during which both the old and new numbering plans can be used. In this case however, the old numbering will end when the new numbering plan goes into effect this saturday. This means that your customers will no longer be able to reach Morocco from Saturday unless they dial numbers in the new format as follows:
a) To a fixed number currently beginning +212 2 or +212 3: insert the digit 5 between the country code +212 and the 2, or between the +212 and the 3.
Example:
+212 2 XXX XXXX becomes +212 52 XXX XXXX
+212 3 XXX XXXX becomes +212 53 XXX XXXX
b) To a mobile number currently beginning +212 1, +212 4, +212 5, +212 6 or +212 7: insert the digit 6 between the country code +212 and the 1, +212 and the 4, +212 and the 5, +212 and the 6, or +212 and the 7.
Example:
+212 1 XXX XXXX becomes +212 61 XXX XXXX
+212 4 XXX XXXX becomes +212 64 XXX XXXX
+212 5 XXX XXXX becomes +212 65 XXX XXXX
+212 6 XXX XXXX becomes +212 66 XXX XXXX
+212 7 XXX XXXX becomes +212 67 XXX XXXX
c) To numbers currently beginning +212 8 or +212 9: replace the 8 with 80 and the 9 with 89.
Example:
+212 8 XXX XXXX becomes +212 80 XXX XXXX
+212 9 XXX XXXX becomes +212 89 XXX XXXX