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For the purpose of rationalizing the existing area code and exchange code assignments and in order to effect minimal disruption of service in the implementation of the same, Sections 2.3 and 2.4 of Memo Circular No. 11-5-94 are hereby amended to read as follows:

2.3 Area Codes — The Final National Numbering Plan is shown in Annex "A"* which shall be implemented in January 1997.

2.4 Exchange Codes — Exchange Codes shall be in accordance with the Final National Numbering Plan shown in Annex "A". Retirement, Change or future use of exchange codes must be submitted to the Commission for approval.

All public telecommunications carriers shall adhere strictly to the herein prescribed Final National Numbering Plan.

Any provision of Memorandum Circular No. 11-5-94, rules and regulations, circulars, memoranda and orders inconsistent herewith shall be deemed superseded, amended or repealed.

This amendment forms part of Memorandum Circular No. 11-5-94 and may be revised, amended or repealed as the Commission deems fit.

This amendment takes effect immediately.

Adopted: 11 Mar. 1996

(SGD.) SIMEON L. KINTANAR
Commissioner

ANNEX "A"

FINAL ASSIGNMENT OF AREA AND EXCHANGE CODES DATE PRINT OUT : FEBRUARY 26,1996

AREA CODE	REG	PROVINCE	EXCHANGE CODE	COMPANY
74	CAR	ABRA BENGUET IFUGAO KALINGA-APAYAO MOUNTAIN PROVINCE	2XX   4XX EXCEPT 42X, 452, 46X   3XX 5XX 6XX 9XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS   DIGITEL ETPI SMART PLDT
77	1	ILOCOS NORTE ILOCOS SUR	2XX 3XX 6XX 7XX EXCEPT 77Y (Y : 0, 2 TO 9)   8XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS SMART DIGITEL PLDT
72	1	LA UNION	2XX EXCEPT 242 5XX 6XX EXCEPT 621 7XX 8XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS SMART DIGITEL PLDT
75	1	PANGASINAN	*2XX* 9XX   5XX EXCEPT 52X, 540 *7XX* 6XX EXCEPT *621, 622, 631, 632, 633, 671,672,673, 695,697* 8XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS    DIGITEL SMART   PLDT
78	2	BATANES CAGAYAN ISABELA NUEVA VIZCAYA QUIRINO	2XX 3XX EXCEPT 32X, 332 5XX 8XX EXCEPT 844, 88X	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS   PLDT   ETPI   DIGITEL
44	3	BULACAN   NUEVA ECIJA	2XX 3XX EXCEPT 31X 6XX EXCEPT 62X, 63X, 65X, 68X   7XX EXCEPT 70X, 76X, 79X 8XX EXCEPT 84X, 85X 9XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS   DIGITEL   PLDT   SMART
45	3	PAMPANGA TARLAC	2XX EXCEPT 22X, 23X, 25X, 27X, 298   3XX EXCEPT 31X, 342 4XX 9XX EXCEPT 921, 981, 94X, 95X   6XX   8XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS   PLDT   SMART DIGITEL
47	3	BATAAN ZAMBALES	2XX EXCEPT 237, 24X 3XX 6XX EXCEPT 61X, 65X 8XX 9XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS SMART DIGITEL PLDT
42	4	AURORA   QUEZON   ROMBLON MARINDUQUE	2XX   3XX EXCEPT 311, 321, 373 5XX EXCEPT 51X   6XX EXCEPT 618, 625, 644   7XX EXCEPT 731, 741	PT & T PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS   DIGITEL PLDT
43	4	BATANGAS OCCIDENTAL MINDORO ORIENTAL MINDORO	2XX 5XX EXCEPT 56X 3XX EXCEPT 315, 323 7XX EXCEPT 711   9XX EXCEPT 912, 921, 931, 95X, 962	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS DIGITEL PLDT   GMCR
46	4	CAVITE	2XX 3XX   4XX 6XX 8XX 9XX EXCEPT 99X	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS   PLDT DIGITEL   GMCR
48	4	PALAWAN	2XX   4XX   7XX   8XX   9XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS PLDT DIGITEL GMCR
49	4	LAGUNA EXCEPT SAN PEDRO	2XX   3XX 4XX EXCEPT411 5XX EXCEPT 511, 512, 555   9XX   8XX EXCEPT 808	PT & T PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS PLDT DIGITEL
52	5	ALBAY   CATANDUANES	2XX   5XX 4XX EXCEPT 431, 41X, 42X, 432 7XX 8XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS   ICC PLDT   DIGITEL
54	5	CAMARINES NORTE CAMARINES SUR	2XX 5XX 4XX EXCEPT 46X, 491 6XX 8XX EXCEPT 81X	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS ICC DIGITEL   PLDT
56	5	MASBATE SORSOGON	2XX EXCEPT 21X 5XX 3XX EXCEPT 333 4XX EXCEPT 41X, 40X	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS DIGITEL ICC
33	6	GUIMARAS   ILOILO	2XX EXCEPT 20X, 27X 3XX EXCEPT 32X, 33X, 351, 361, 362, 39X 5XX EXCEPT 57X   8XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS   ISLACOM PLDT
34	6	NEGROS OCCIDENTAL	*2XX*   3XX 4XX EXCEPT 402, 403, 487 8XX   7XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS   PLDT ISLACOM
36	6	AKLAN ANTIQUE   CAPIZ	2XX EXCEPT 21X 3XX 5XX 6XX EXCEPT 662	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS   ISLACOM   PLDT
32	7	CEBU	2XX EXCEPT 21X, 22X, 23X, 25Y (0, 2 TO 9)   26X, 272, 273, 296 3XX EXCEPT 30X, 34X, 367   4XX EXCEPT 44X, 45X   5XX   8XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS ISLACOM   PLDT
35	7	NEGROS ORIENTAL SIQUIJOR	2XX EXCEPT 27X 3XX 4XX 5XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS ISLACOM   PLDT
38	7	BOHOL	2XX   3XX 4XX 5XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS PLDT   ISLACOM
53	8	BILIRAN LEYTE SOUTHER LEYTE	2XX 3XX 5XX EXCEPT 51X 8XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS   ISLACOM   PLDT
55	8	EASTERN SAMAR   NORTHERN SAMAR WESTERN SAMAR	2XX 3XX   5XX   8XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS   ISLACOM   PLDT
62	9	BASILAN   ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR	*2XX* *3XX*   80X TO 84X EXCEPT 822, 823 85X TO 89X   9XX EXCEPT 900	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS MAJOR TELECOM PILTEL PLDT
65	9	ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE	2XX 3XX   8XX 9XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS   PILTEL   PLDT
85	10	AGUSAN DEL NORTE AGUSAN DEL SUR	2XX 3XX 8XX 9XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS   MAJOR TELECOM PLDT
86	10   11	SURIGAO DEL NORTE SURIGAO DEL SUR	2XX EXCEPT 222 3XX EXCEPT 324 6XX 8XX EXCEPT 818, 819	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS PLDT   MAJOR TELECOM
88	10	BUKIDNON CAMIGUIN   MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL   MISAMIS ORIENTAL	2XX EXCEPT 20X, 21X   3XX EXCEPT 313 5XX EXCEPT 512, 513, 515, 532 7XX EXCEPT 773, 774   8XX EXCEPT 841, 844, 87X	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS PLDT PILTEL MAJOR TELECOM   PLDT
82	11	DAVAO DEL SUR	2XX EXCEPT 202, 203 6XX 3XX   4XX 5XX EXCEPT 53X, 54X, 50X	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS PILTEL
83	11	SARANGANI SOUTH COTABATO	2XX 3XX 5XX 8XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS   PILTEL PLDT
84	11	DAVAO DEL NORTE	2XX EXCEPT 254, 255   3XX 6XX 8XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS PLDT MAJOR TELECOM
87	11	DAVAO ORIENTAL	2XX 3XX 8XX 9XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS MAJOR TELECOM   PLDT
63	12 ARMM	LANAO DEL NORTE   LANAO DEL SUR	2XX 3XX 8XX EXCEPT 88X   9XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS PLDT GMCR
64	12 ARMM	NORTH COTABATO   SULTAN KUDARAT MAGUINDANAO	2XX EXCEPT 21X 3XX 5XX 9XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS PLDT GMCR
68	ARMM	SULU TAWI-TAWI	2XX   3XX 5XX 8XX	PAPTELCO AND OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS PILTEL PLDT

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NOTE:

^{* XXX *} - IT CAN BE USED AFTER THE RETIREMENT OF PLDT'S EXISTING EXCHANGE BY 1996 AND UNTIL OTHER TELEPHONE OPERATORS COMPLETED UPGRADING ITS EXCHANGES.

WHERE:XXX - THREE-DIGIT EXCHANGE CODE