United Arab Emirates voice guidelines
Voice calling guidelines for United Arab Emirates (AE), covering reachability, caller ID formats, DTMF support, and emergency services.
Locale overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| ISO code | AE |
| Region | Middle East and Africa |
| Dialing code | +971 |
Reachability
| Call type | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic inbound | No | Not available |
| Domestic outbound | No | Not available |
| International inbound | No | Not available |
| International outbound | Yes | Supported |
| Toll-free inbound | Yes | Supported; calls must terminate in the United Arab Emirates |
| Toll-free outbound | No | Not available |
Geographic number restrictions: Geographic (local) numbers may only be used to receive inbound voice calls. They cannot be used to place outbound calls, and may not be transferred, resold, leased, or made available to third parties.
Toll-free number restrictions: Toll-free numbers may not be transferred, resold, leased, or made available to third parties. Voice calls placed to a UAE toll-free number must terminate in the United Arab Emirates.
Caller ID
| Call type | Caller ID format |
|---|---|
| International outbound | +E.164 |
| Toll-free inbound | +E.164 |
DTMF support
DTMF signaling uses RFC 2833 format and is supported for both inbound and outbound calls.
Emergency services
Calls to emergency services are not supported in the United Arab Emirates. Do not rely on voice services for emergency calling in this locale.
Compliance note
These guidelines summarize carrier requirements at the time of publication and do not constitute legal counsel. Verify that your implementation complies with all applicable telecommunications regulations in United Arab Emirates.