Before the civil war in 1991, very few people had access to the government-controlled fixed-line telephony that only operated in a few areas.

Following the fall of the central government, the telecommunication industry fell into the hands of private investors and telephone numbering remained unregulated.

[3] However, following the establishment of the National Communications Authority] in 2017, the regulation of the country's telecom industry is now overseen by this authority, who has developed a number of regulations since its establishment.

In 2021, the National Communications Authority standardized the numbering of the fixed telephone services and has allocated codes to the Federal Member States in the following format:[4]

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