Gambia SMS Features and Restrictions Gambia SMS Features and Restrictions

Gambia SMS Features and Restrictions

Lenin Lenin Baires

Numbering Plan Change — September 2026

The Gambia is migrating from a 7-digit to a 9-digit subscriber number format effective 4 September 2026. The affected operators and their new prefixes are: Africell (+220 87XXXXXXX), Comium (+220 86XXXXXXX), and QCell (+220 83XXXXXXX). Gamcel numbers are not affected and remain in the existing format.
Both old and new formats will be accepted during the parallel running period between 4 September and 30 November 2026. From 1 December 2026, only the new 9-digit format will be accepted. Customers who have hardcoded Gambian numbers in their systems must update those numbers to the new format before 1 December 2026.

Country Summary

Country Name Gambia
ISO GM
Country Code 220
Region Africa
MCC (Mobile country code) 607

 

Sender ID Guidelines

Alphanumeric Sender ID Alpha Sender IDs are generally supported.
Numeric Sender ID Numeric Sender IDs are generally supported.
Generic Sender ID
Generic Sender IDs such as INFO, SMS, NOTICE etc. are prohibited.
 
Please use a representative brand or business name to ensure delivery.

 

Use-Case & Content Guidelines

Marketing Traffic Before sending any marketing traffic, opt-in consent is required from handset users.

 

Additional Information

P2P traffic is prohibited.

No political, religious, unsolicited promotion, or gambling content.

There are no additional content restrictions beyond those in our Acceptable Use Policy.

 

 

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