Telephone numbers in Tuvalu Telephone numbers in Tuvalu Country Code: +688<br> International Call Prefix: 00 The local telephone numbers in Tuvalu are five digits long with no leading trunk zero to be omitted by international callers. The first two digits relate to the Tuvalu island in which is being called. The remaining three digits are for the local number, however when calling within the same island, all five digits must be dialled. Each of the nine atolls (districts) of Tuvalu has a dialing code, apart from Funafuti which has two. 90: Mobile (prepaid) WNP: The mobile network was destroyed in a storm in 2007,
International direct dialing are published for international use, the international call prefix is omitted, and the number should start with a plus sign ("+") followed by the country calling code. The plus sign indicates that the country code follows and that an access code may have to be dialed in the originating country. The first transatlantic direct dial telephone call was made by Sally Reed in Dedham, Massachusetts to her penpal, Ann Morsley, in Dedham, Essex, in 1957. It was witnessed by Reed's teacher, Grace Hine, Dedham's former chief telephone operator, Margaret Dooley, and several representatives of New England Telephone and Telegraph Company.