Navy changes internal telephone numbering system
Sri Lanka Navy internal numbering plan was changed from four digits to five digits in two phases: phase one covering Western, Southern and South Eastern Naval Areas on 20th July 2015 and phase two covering Eastern, Northern, North Western and North Central Naval areas on 27th July 2015.
The new number series is as follows:
| Naval Headquarters | 11xxx, 12xxx, 14xxx, 15xxx |
| Western Naval Command | 13xxx, 16xxx |
| Southern Naval Command | 18xxx, 19xxx |
| South Eastern Naval Command | 17xxx |
| Eastern Naval Command | 61xxx, 62xxx, 66xxx, 67xxx |
| North Western Naval Command | 64xxx |
| North Central Naval Command | 65xxx |
| Northern Naval Command | 68xxx, 69xxx |
When dialling the Navy extensions from outside networks, following prefixes are to be used.
| a.Extensions starting with 1 | - 01122xxxx |
| b.Extensions starting with 6 | - 02622xxxx |