{
  "url": "https://phonelookup.dev/country/la",
  "iso": "LA",
  "slug": "la",
  "name": "Laos",
  "callingCode": 856,
  "exitCode": "00",
  "preferredExitCode": "",
  "trunkPrefix": "0",
  "mobilePortable": false,
  "mobileStarts": [
    "020",
    "030"
  ],
  "lineTypes": [
    {
      "type": "mobile",
      "label": "Mobile",
      "regex": "(?:20(?:[23579]\\d|8[78])|30[24]\\d)\\d{6}|30\\d{7}",
      "lengths": [
        9,
        10
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [],
      "exampleNational": "020 23 123 456",
      "exampleInternational": "+856 20 23 123 456",
      "exampleE164": "+8562023123456"
    },
    {
      "type": "fixedLine",
      "label": "Fixed line",
      "regex": "(?:2[13]|[35-7][14]|41|8[1468])\\d{6}",
      "lengths": [
        8
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [
        6
      ],
      "exampleNational": "021 212 862",
      "exampleInternational": "+856 21 212 862",
      "exampleE164": "+85621212862"
    }
  ],
  "formats": {
    "e164": "+8562023123456",
    "international": "+856 20 23 123 456",
    "national": "020 23 123 456",
    "rfc3966": "tel:+856-20-23-123-456"
  },
  "carriers": [
    {
      "name": "ETL",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 3,
      "ranges": [
        "0202–0203",
        "0302"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Lao Telecom",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 3,
      "ranges": [
        "0205",
        "0305",
        "0307"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Unitel",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 3,
      "ranges": [
        "0209",
        "0304",
        "0309"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Beeline",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 1,
      "ranges": [
        "0207"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Best Telecom",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 1,
      "ranges": [
        "0208"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sandbox": {
    "input": "+8562023123456",
    "valid": true,
    "type": "Mobile",
    "carrier": "ETL",
    "region": "LA",
    "formats": {
      "e164": "+8562023123456",
      "international": "+856 20 23 123 456",
      "national": "020 23 123 456",
      "rfc3966": "tel:+856-20-23-123-456"
    },
    "parts": {
      "countryCode": "+856",
      "destinationCode": "20",
      "destinationKind": "network code",
      "subscriber": "23123456"
    }
  },
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "How many digits does a phone number in Laos have?",
      "answer": "Mobile numbers have 9 or 10 national digits. Fixed line numbers have 8 national digits (6 when dialled locally). That is the national number, without the country code +856 and without the trunk prefix 0."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is the country code for Laos?",
      "answer": "+856. From abroad, dial your own exit code, then 856, then the national number without its trunk prefix 0. From inside Laos, the exit code for international calls is 00."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which prefixes are mobile numbers in Laos?",
      "answer": "Mobile numbers start with 020 or 030 in national form; the mobile regular expression on this page gives the exact ranges (example: 020 23 123 456). The carrier table shows which prefix blocks were allocated to which operator."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can a mobile number in Laos be ported to another carrier?",
      "answer": "Not on record. The plan data this page is built from does not list mobile number portability for Laos, so the carrier a prefix was allocated to is likely, not certainly, the carrier serving the number. Only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) confirms it."
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "dataAsOf": "2026-10-25",
    "dataPoints": 15,
    "references": [
      {
        "authority": "ITU",
        "title": "National numbering plan: Lao P.D.R.",
        "url": "https://www.itu.int/oth/T0202000075/en"
      }
    ]
  },
  "neighbours": [
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    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/mo.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/hk.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/kp.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/bd.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/tw.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/cn.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/vn.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/kr.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/jp.json"
  ]
}