Former phone code (Switzerland)

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This article covers the history and origin of the telephone prefixes in Switzerland .

When calling from abroad ( international phone code +41 for Switzerland), the 0 of today's phone number, in which the area code has been integrated, must be omitted (e.g. 044 824 71 11 becomes +41 44 824 71 11 ).

The international dialing code starts in Switzerland with 00 or + .

History of the telephone number and the area code in Switzerland

At the beginning of the telephone age, with the establishment of the first switchboard in Zurich in 1880 and 1881 in Basel and Bern , the connections were made using manually operated plug connections in the switchboards. So at that time you didn't have a telephone number, but a wire directly to the switchboard, where the connection to a second device was switched with plug connections, which was only released when the connection was established. To dial the switchboard, a crank was used to induce a voltage on the telephone set, which triggered a buzzer and a visual display in the switchboard. Used came flaps cabinets .

The first interurban connection between Zurich and Winterthur in 1883 was also fully established by the operating staff via the two telephone exchanges.

Telephone numbers were only issued with the first semi-automatic switchboard in Zurich in 1917 . The call still had to be answered and transferred by someone. This did not apply until 1922, when the first fully automatic telephone exchange was set up in Switzerland.

However, this control center could only automatically connect the connections located in its catchment area. For long-distance connections you still had to call the switchboard (colloquially "the office") and request a conversation with the location and number. For example: "I would like to have Mr. Meier in Bern with the number 3454." The connection between the two central units and, accordingly, between the two connections was then established. Since this way of working was labor-intensive and expensive, the control centers were assigned their own numbers, which were used when a call went outside the area of ​​the own control center. The area code was born. To keep the dialing process short, it was set up in such a way that the 0 as the first dialed digit of the own central unit indicated that another central unit was desired.

The fully automatic dial-in from all telephones and exchanges was only possible in 1959, when the automatic telephone exchanges were introduced across Switzerland.

Including the area code in the phone number - 2002

For a telephone connection between two connections within the same area code, the area code had to be left out for a long time.

Since March 29, 2002 the area code has to be dialed. This became necessary because the localization of the area code has been canceled since that day. This means that you can now keep your telephone number (including the area code) if you move your residence to another region. However, this must be requested.

The aim was for all telephone connections across Switzerland to have a nine-digit number (the 0 is not counted as it does not belong to the actual number, but is only necessary for the dial-in procedure). This has been achieved since April 1, 2007, when Zurich was the last region to remove the 01 area code (new 044 for older numbers or for all earlier 01 area codes, 043 for newly assigned numbers, especially during the changeover from 01 to 044).

The spelling has been retained - example: 044 444 44 44 (3 digits of the old area code, 7 of the old telephone number ).

Lists of area codes and short numbers

The lists negotiate the use of the area code. Since March 29, 2002 the area code is no longer tied to a specific location.

Short numbers

(replace u, v, w, x, y, z with digits)

Rotary dial of a Swiss telephone from the 1970s with (only) a six-digit subscriber number and short numbers that were valid at the time
  • 107xy call-by-call prefixes for carrier selection
  • 108xy call-by-call prefixes for carrier selection
  • 111 (repealed) National information service (was still in operation for Swisscom until the end of 2006). New directory assistance numbers according to the 18xy scheme (multiple providers)
  • 112 general emergency call (alarm center, not pre-sorted, see 117 & 118) (formerly: fault service)
  • 113 (repealed) customer service
  • 114x (canceled) manual switching (was in operation until September 30, 2007)
    • 1141 (repealed) manual switching of international connections
    • 1144 (repealed) manual switching of cellular telephone services
    • 1145 Directory and placement service for the visually impaired and people with reduced mobility
  • 115x (canceled) International information service (was still in operation for Swisscom until the end of 2006 )
    • 1151 (repealed) International information service for Austria
    • 1152 (repealed) International information service for Germany
    • 1153 (repealed) International directory inquiry service for France
    • 1154 (repealed) International Inquiry Service for Italy
    • 1159 (repealed) International information service for the rest of the world
  • 117 Police emergency number (alarm center like 112, pre-sorted for police )
  • 118 fire brigade (alarm center like 112, pre-sorted for fire brigade )
  • 120 (canceled) ski slope and trail reports
  • 122–124 (canceled) cinema programs (new: 0900 900 123)
  • 129 (repealed) National index (LKI) (new: 0900 55 66 55)
  • 140 Roadside Assistance
  • 141x
  • 143 The offered hand ( counseling telephone )
  • 144 Medical emergency number
  • 145 Toxicological Center in Zurich ( poison emergency number ; previously 01 251 51 51) (previously information about changed phone numbers)
  • 147 Telephone assistance for children and young people
  • 150 (canceled since May 1, 2001) automatic wake-up service (new: 0900 77 hh mm)
  • 157uvwxyz (canceled) Value-added service numbers (new: 090x)
  • 1600 Regional Info
  • 161 Talking clock
  • 162 Weather forecasts for Switzerland
  • 163 Road conditions
  • 164 Sports news / Toto / Lotto
  • 166 Railway operations (SBB)
  • 167–169 (canceled) Messages (new: 0900 55 60 00)
  • 171xy (repealed) Internal purposes of the operational services of telecommunications service providers
  • 175 (canceled) Telephone fault service (was in operation until June 30, 2008)
  • 176xy (repealed) Internal purposes of the operational services of the telecommunications service providers
  • 187 avalanche bulletin
  • 18xy National and international information service (since January 1, 2007)
    • 1800 (repealed) Genki GmbH
    • 1801 (repealed) BNS Operations AG
    • 1802 TelCommunication Services AG
    • 1810 (repealed) 11880 telegate GmbH
    • 1811 Swisscom AG (previously 111)
    • 1812 (repealed) Swisscom AG (computer information)
    • 1813 (repealed) First Art Trade GmbH
    • 1818 1818 Information AG
    • 1819 Digicall SA
    • 1822 (repealed) 11883 Telecom GmbH
    • 1828 (repealed) AMK-Media AG
    • 1833 (repealed) Inphone AG
    • 1844 (repealed) Akkira AG
    • 1848 (repealed) Cablecom GmbH
    • 1850 Conduit Europe SA
    • 1855 (repealed) Yellow Gateway Services AG
    • 1866 (repealed) Mobilfon GmbH
    • 1880 Orange SA
    • 1888 Fournir Ltd
    • 1889 (repealed) IQ Telecom GmbH
    • 1898 (repealed) First Early Bird GmbH
    • 1899 Sunrise Communications AG

Carrier Selection Codes

  • 107xy / 108xy A five-digit code which enables national and international connections to be made manually via the network of a specific provider ( call-by-call ).
  • Examples of Carrier Selection Codes (CSC):
  • The complete list of all CSC is available from OFCOM .
  • To find out the carrier preselection provider (CPS) of a landline connection, dial the number “0868 868 868” from there.

Local networks (sorted by number) (with exceptions)

Telephone codes for Switzerland

The list shows the regions as of 2002, since then the area code has been part of the telephone number. The last big change was the abolition of the 01 area code, the reason for this being that all telephone numbers (except abbreviated dialing numbers) in Switzerland must have nine digits.

01 (repealed)

  • 01 Zurich region - functional until March 1, 2007. This area code was created from the former area code 051 in order to enable 7-digit telephone numbers without increasing the total number of digits. From March 1, 2004 it was replaced by 044 for previous private telephone numbers. The changeover happened in 3 steps: 1.) From March 1st, 2004 all numbers with the area code 01 could also be dialed with the area code 044. 2.) Until March 2005, calls from the Zurich area appeared on the telephone display with the area code 01. From March 2005, the area code 044 was displayed on the telephone display. 3.) In March 2007 the area code 01 disappeared for good. As in the rest of Switzerland, the telephone and fax connections of the previous network group 01 now have ten digits. All new private telephone connections will have the 043 area code. The 01 area code has been removed so that speed dialing numbers can also be dialed from abroad without blocking a large number range. Example: 162 (weather) is +41 162 from abroad, which would correspond to a number from the former area code 01 for the Zurich region (central group 62x). As a result, all numbers following the pattern "01 62x xx xx" would become "+41 1 62x xx xx" - and thus coincide with the weather forecast. For calls from abroad, the dialing starts as follows: +41 44 xxx xx xx

02x

  • 020
  • 021 Canton of Vaud Lausanne (formerly without Chablais (025) and Yverdon (024))
  • 022 Genève region
  • 023 canceled , earlier direct access to neighboring France from 021 and 022
  • 024 southeast. Canton VD, Chablais (Aigle), in the Valais , near the border with Canton VD (before November 2, 1996 Yverdon region)
  • 025 repealed and integrated into 024 since November 2, 1996 Chablais (Kt. VD / VS)
  • 026 abolished and integrated in 027 since November 2, 1996 Lower Valais (Martigny)
  • 026 Freiburg region since November 2, 1996 (previously 037)
  • 027 Valais without Chablais / VS (before November 2, 1996 only central Valais )
  • 028 abolished and integrated in 027 since November 2nd, 1996 Oberwallis
  • 029 abolished and integrated into 026 since November 2, 1996 Greyerzerland / Pays d'Enhaut (Bulle / FR)

03x

  • 030 abolished and integrated in 033 since November 9, 1996 Simmental (Zweisimmen / BE)
  • 031 City of Bern and the surrounding area
  • 032 Region Biel- Solothurn -Neuenburg-Jura (before November 9, 1996 only Biel & Bernese Jura region)
  • 033 Bernese Oberland (before November 9, 1996 only Thun region)
  • 034 Region Bern-Emme (before November 9, 1996 only Emmental, Burgdorf)
  • 035 abolished and integrated in 034 since November 9, 1996 Langnau im Emmental / BE
  • 036 repealed and integrated into 033 since November 9, 1996 Bernese Oberland (Interlaken, Haslital)
  • 037 canceled, new 026 since November 2, 1996 Freiburg region
  • 038 abolished and integrated in 032 since November 9, 1996 Neuchâtel region
  • 039 abolished and integrated in 032 since November 9, 1996 region La-Chaux-de-Fonds / Franches Montagnes

04x

  • 040 repealed one- way communication by radio - Telepage swiss
  • 041 Central Switzerland (before March 23, 1996 only city of Lucerne and the surrounding area)
  • 042 abolished and integrated in 041 since March 23, 1996 in the Zug region
  • 043 abolished and integrated in 041 since March 23, 1996 in the Schwyz region
  • 043 Zurich region - since 2003
  • 044 repealed and integrated in 041 since March 23, 1996 Urnerland (Altdorf)
  • 044 Zurich region - valid since March 1, 2004 (previously area code 01)
  • 045 abolished and integrated in 041 since March 23, 1996 in the Sursee region
  • 046 repealed and replaced by 080X / 090X free / company numbers
  • 047
  • 048
  • 049

05x

  • 050 canceled (formerly the Zurich region for NATEL A and B numbers)
  • 051 repealed since July 17, 1971 (formerly the Zurich region, has been replaced by 01 with 7-digit numbers)
  • 0512 Telephone network of the Swiss Federal Railways also other CH railways ( rail telephone network)
  • 052 Region Winterthur-Schaffhausen including Büsingen am Hochrhein (before March 23, 1996 only Region Winterthur )
  • 053 abolished and integrated into 052 since March 23, 1996 Schaffhausen region
  • 054 abolished and integrated into 052 since March 23, 1996 Region Frauenfeld (Canton Thurgau)
  • 055 Region Rapperswil , Ausserschwyz (Einsiedeln, March, Höfe Kt. SZ) and Kt. Glarus
  • 056 Baden / Aargau-East region
  • 057 abolished and integrated in 056 since November 4, 1995 in the Wohlen / Freiamt region
  • 058 abolished and integrated in 055 since March 23, 1996 in the Glarus region
  • 058 Corporate Access - nationwide company number (since June 1, 2000)
  • 059 canceled since January 1, 2000 direct dialing code for neighboring southern Germany

06x

  • 060
  • 061 Basel region
  • 062 Region Olten-Langenthal (Oberaargau) -Aargau-West, Wiggertal Lucerne
  • 063 abolished and integrated into 062 since November 4, 1995 Langenthal region (Oberaargau)
  • 064 abolished and integrated in 062 since November 4, 1995 Region Aarau, Fricktal
  • 065 abolished and integrated in 032 since November 9, 1996 in the Solothurn region
  • 066 abolished and integrated into 032 since November 9, 1996 Delémont region (canton of Jura)
  • 067 canceled Direct dialing Alsace / South Baden from adjacent area code groups
  • 068 canceled Direct code Alsace / South Baden from adjacent area code groups
  • 069 canceled Direct dialing Alsace / South Baden from adjacent area code groups

07x

It should be mentioned that the entire mobile phone number (including area code) can now be "taken along" from one provider to another without any problems. H. can be ported. The provider can no longer be correctly determined using the area code.

08x

  • 0800 & +800 so-called freecall number (the call is free - the owner of the free number pays these costs)
  • 081 Region Chur , Eastern Switzerland and Canton Graubünden
  • 082 abolished and integrated in 081 since April 16, 1996 Upper Engadin, Puschlav, Bergell
  • 083 abolished and integrated into 081 since May 1, 1990 Davos / GR region
  • 084 abolished and integrated into 081 since May 1, 1992 Lower Engadine
  • 084x fee-sharing numbers, service numbers: uniform tariff, regardless of location within Switzerland (max. 8.07 cents / min. For the caller - the difference to the effective fees and any surcharges are borne by the number owner)
    • 0840 dial-in numbers for Internet providers
    • 0842 For nationally active companies as a uniform service and customer service number
    • 0844 For nationally operating companies as a uniform service and customer service number
    • 0848 For nationally active companies as a uniform service and customer service number
  • 085 abolished and integrated into 081 since February 22, 1992 in the Sarganserland region
  • 086 abolished and integrated into 081 since February 22, 1992 in the Bündner Oberland region
  • 0860 Direct dialing to the comboxes of mobile phones. E.g. 086 07x xxx yy zz
  • 0860 Direct selection to the Comboxes of Fixnet connections. E.g. 086 044 xxx yy zz
  • 0868 868 868 CPS from the respective provider as an automatic announcement. For example, “Welcome to Swisscom Network” or “Welcome to Sunrise”.
  • 0869 access numbers for VPN (virtual private network)
  • 087x fee sharing numbers: uniform tariff, regardless of location within Switzerland
  • 0878 personal numbers: uniform tariff, regardless of location within Switzerland
  • 088
  • 089 repealed the area code of the Natel-D network, now 079

09x

  • 090x value-added service numbers.
The connections can be billed differently:
- Basic fee that is charged immediately after the connection is established, combined with a tariff for every additional minute
- flat fee
- Rate per minute
The tariffs can change during the call. However, there are upper price limits per connection:
- 100 CHF for basic fees
- 10 Fr. per minute
- CHF 400 total cost per connection
These prices apply to calls from landlines. An additional fee may be charged for calls from a mobile phone.
  • 0900 Business and Marketing (e.g .: help desk, information services, sale and reservation of tickets, sale of other services or products as well as service numbers such as medical emergency services)
  • 0900 55 60 00 messages
  • 0900 55 66 55 National index (LIK)
  • 0900 77 hh mm automatic wake-up service (previously 150)
  • 0900 900 123 cinema programs
  • 0901 entertainment (e.g. horoscope, discussion forums, games, telephone contests, lottery, surveys, etc.)
  • 0906 adult entertainment (e.g .: erotic) Attention: At the beginning of the connection the price / minute must be announced and access to pornographic content for under 16s must not be given.
  • 091 Ticino, Misox and Calancatal (GR) (formerly only Sottoceneri, Lugano)
  • 092 abolished and integrated into 091 since November 4, 1995 Region Riviera, Misox (GR) (Bellinzona)
  • 093 repealed and integrated into 091 since November 4, 1995 Valle Maggia, Lake Maggiore (Locarno)
  • 094 abolished and integrated into 091 since November 4, 1995 Leventina, Val Bedretto (Faido)
  • 095 canceled Direct dialing code Northern Italy from adjacent area code groups
  • 096
  • 097
  • 098 Access code for connection control addresses followed by 3 digits for the telecommunications service provider
  • 0980 for routing connections to ported numbers, individually assigned numbers or short numbers for information services to the subscriber directories
  • 0981 for routing connections to ported numbers, individually assigned numbers or short numbers for information services to the subscriber directories
  • 0982 reserve
  • 0983 reserve
  • 0984 reserve
  • 0985 reserve
  • 0986 reserve
  • 0987 reserve
  • 0988 ETNS Routing Numbers
  • 0989 routing number for 1xx short numbers
  • 099 May be used for internal purposes, e.g. B. Internal test numbers.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ news.ch - TCS will have to share phone number 140 in the future
  2. ↑ SLF Davos
  3. ↑ List of assigned 18xy numbers
  4. ^ Provider 10787 Solaris Systems
  5. ↑ Start free for the area code 044 , publication of the Bakom
  6. ↑ OFCOM's list: http://www.e-ofcom.ch