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	The '''Telephone Prefix Norm''' (in Spanish: Norma de Prefijos Telefónicos) is a law of Chile that was announced by the government in March 2025<ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=SUBTEL \|date=20 March 2025 \|title=Gobierno anuncia implementación de numeración especial para la identificación de llamadas comerciales \|trans-title=Government announces the implementation of special numeration for identifying commercial calls \|url=https://www.subtel.gob.cl/gobierno-anuncia-implementacion-de-numeracion-especial-para-la-identificacion-de-llamadas-comerciales/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 Feb 2026 \|website=SUBTEL}}</ref>, and came into force on August 13 2025. The purpose of this law is to make easy to identify phone numbers that belong to commercial numbers~~. This law was announced by the government on March 2025~~. <ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=Defensa y Justicia \|date=14 Aug 2025 \|title=Chile estrena prefijos 600 y 809: así cambian las llamadas comerciales (y cómo evitar estafas) \|trans-title=Chile releases 600 and 809 prefixes: this is how commercial calls change (and how to avoid scams) \|url=https://defensayjusticia.cl/ley-antispam-600-809-chile-2025/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 Feb 2026 \|website=Defensa y Justicia Abogados}}</ref>		The '''Telephone Prefix Norm''' (in Spanish: Norma de Prefijos Telefónicos) is a law of Chile that was announced by the Chilean government in March 2025<ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=SUBTEL \|date=20 March 2025 \|title=Gobierno anuncia implementación de numeración especial para la identificación de llamadas comerciales \|trans-title=Government announces the implementation of special numeration for identifying commercial calls \|url=https://www.subtel.gob.cl/gobierno-anuncia-implementacion-de-numeracion-especial-para-la-identificacion-de-llamadas-comerciales/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 Feb 2026 \|website=SUBTEL}}</ref>, and came into force on August 13 2025. The purpose of this law is to make easy to identify phone numbers that belong to commercial numbers. <ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=Defensa y Justicia \|date=14 Aug 2025 \|title=Chile estrena prefijos 600 y 809: así cambian las llamadas comerciales (y cómo evitar estafas) \|trans-title=Chile releases 600 and 809 prefixes: this is how commercial calls change (and how to avoid scams) \|url=https://defensayjusticia.cl/ley-antispam-600-809-chile-2025/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 Feb 2026 \|website=Defensa y Justicia Abogados}}</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==

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	The '''Telephone Prefix Norm''' (in Spanish: Norma de Prefijos Telefónicos) is a law that came into force on August 13 2025 ~~in Chile~~. The purpose of this law is to make easy to identify phone numbers that belong to commercial numbers.		The '''Telephone Prefix Norm''' (in Spanish: Norma de Prefijos Telefónicos) is a law of Chile that was announced by the government in March 2025<ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=SUBTEL \|date=20 March 2025 \|title=Gobierno anuncia implementación de numeración especial para la identificación de llamadas comerciales \|trans-title=Government announces the implementation of special numeration for identifying commercial calls \|url=https://www.subtel.gob.cl/gobierno-anuncia-implementacion-de-numeracion-especial-para-la-identificacion-de-llamadas-comerciales/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 Feb 2026 \|website=SUBTEL}}</ref>, and came into force on August 13 2025. The purpose of this law is to make easy to identify phone numbers that belong to commercial numbers. This law was announced by the government on March 2025. <ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=Defensa y Justicia \|date=14 Aug 2025 \|title=Chile estrena prefijos 600 y 809: así cambian las llamadas comerciales (y cómo evitar estafas) \|trans-title=Chile releases 600 and 809 prefixes: this is how commercial calls change (and how to avoid scams) \|url=https://defensayjusticia.cl/ley-antispam-600-809-chile-2025/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 Feb 2026 \|website=Defensa y Justicia Abogados}}</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==

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	==Background==		==Background==
	Researches done in the country have reported the amount of average spam calls a person receives per month has increased the last years. The reports of fraudulent calls to the ~~national~~ police also have increased.		Researches done in the country have reported the amount of average spam calls a person receives per month has increased the last years. The quantity of reports of fraudulent calls to the police also have increased.

	According to a research of the national Investigation Police (PDI), during 2024, the total amount of reports of fraudulent was 4,533. This quantity was 19% higher than the amunts of reports that were done in 2023. <ref>{{Cite web \|author=SUBTEL \|date=12 Aug 2025 \|title=Desde este miércoles las llamadas comerciales y masivas deberán llevar los prefijos 600 y 809 para su identificación \|trans-title=Starting this wednesday, commercial and massive calls must have 600 and 809 prefixes in order to be identified \|url=https://www.subtel.gob.cl/desde-este-miercoles-las-llamadas-comerciales-y-masivas-deberan-llevar-los-prefijos-600-y-809-para-su-identificacion/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 Feb 2026 \|website=SUBTEL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=CNN Chile \|date=5 Feb 2025 \|title=Estafas telefónicas van al alza: Denuncias aumentaron un 19% durante 2024 \|trans-title=Phone scams are in rise: Reports were increased by 19% during 2024 \|url=https://www.cnnchile.com/pais/estafas-telefonicas-van-al-alza-denuncias-aumentaron-un-19-durante-2024_20250205/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 Feb 2026 \|website=CNN Chile}}</ref>		According to a research of the national Investigation Police (PDI), during 2024, the total amount of reports of fraudulent was 4,533. This quantity was 19% higher than the amunts of reports that were done in 2023. <ref>{{Cite web \|author=SUBTEL \|date=12 Aug 2025 \|title=Desde este miércoles las llamadas comerciales y masivas deberán llevar los prefijos 600 y 809 para su identificación \|trans-title=Starting this wednesday, commercial and massive calls must have 600 and 809 prefixes in order to be identified \|url=https://www.subtel.gob.cl/desde-este-miercoles-las-llamadas-comerciales-y-masivas-deberan-llevar-los-prefijos-600-y-809-para-su-identificacion/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 Feb 2026 \|website=SUBTEL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=CNN Chile \|date=5 Feb 2025 \|title=Estafas telefónicas van al alza: Denuncias aumentaron un 19% durante 2024 \|trans-title=Phone scams are in rise: Reports were increased by 19% during 2024 \|url=https://www.cnnchile.com/pais/estafas-telefonicas-van-al-alza-denuncias-aumentaron-un-19-durante-2024_20250205/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 Feb 2026 \|website=CNN Chile}}</ref>

	Also, researches and reports by [[wikipedia:Hiya_(company)\|Hiya]] done in 2024 stated that in Chile, a person receives an average of 28 spam calls per month, being ~~this~~ the highest number in Latin America. A 25% of these calls ~~were reported~~ to be fraudulent phone calls. ~~In comparison to a~~ research done in 2023, the ~~amount~~ of ~~average~~ spam calls was 20. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vega \|first=Fernando \|date=7 Apr 2025 \|title=Llamadas Spam: estudio muestra cuántas recibe cada chileno al mes \|trans-title=Spam Calls: research shows how many receives every Chilean per month \|url=https://www.latercera.com/pulso/noticia/llamadas-spam-estudio-muestra-cuantas-recibe-cada-chileno-al-mes/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=24 Feb 2026 \|website=La Tercera}}</ref>		Also, researches and reports by [[wikipedia:Hiya_(company)\|Hiya]] done in 2024 stated that in Chile, a person receives an average of 28 spam calls per month, being a number that shares with Brazil, also being the highest number in Latin America. The research also stated a 25% of these calls belonged to fraudulent phone calls. The same research done in 2023 showed the average quantity of spam calls per month was 20. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vega \|first=Fernando \|date=7 Apr 2025 \|title=Llamadas Spam: estudio muestra cuántas recibe cada chileno al mes \|trans-title=Spam Calls: research shows how many receives every Chilean per month \|url=https://www.latercera.com/pulso/noticia/llamadas-spam-estudio-muestra-cuantas-recibe-cada-chileno-al-mes/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=24 Feb 2026 \|website=La Tercera}}</ref>

	==What does this law do==		==What does this law do==

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	==Background==		==Background==
			Researches done in the country have reported the amount of average spam calls a person receives per month has increased the last years. The reports of fraudulent calls to the national police also have increased.

			According to a research of the national Investigation Police (PDI), during 2024, the total amount of reports of fraudulent was 4,533. This quantity was 19% higher than the amunts of reports that were done in 2023. <ref>{{Cite web \|author=SUBTEL \|date=12 Aug 2025 \|title=Desde este miércoles las llamadas comerciales y masivas deberán llevar los prefijos 600 y 809 para su identificación \|trans-title=Starting this wednesday, commercial and massive calls must have 600 and 809 prefixes in order to be identified \|url=https://www.subtel.gob.cl/desde-este-miercoles-las-llamadas-comerciales-y-masivas-deberan-llevar-los-prefijos-600-y-809-para-su-identificacion/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 Feb 2026 \|website=SUBTEL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=CNN Chile \|date=5 Feb 2025 \|title=Estafas telefónicas van al alza: Denuncias aumentaron un 19% durante 2024 \|trans-title=Phone scams are in rise: Reports were increased by 19% during 2024 \|url=https://www.cnnchile.com/pais/estafas-telefonicas-van-al-alza-denuncias-aumentaron-un-19-durante-2024_20250205/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 Feb 2026 \|website=CNN Chile}}</ref>

	==What does this ~~norm~~ do==		Also, researches and reports by [[wikipedia:Hiya_(company)\|Hiya]] done in 2024 stated that in Chile, a person receives an average of 28 spam calls per month, being this the highest number in Latin America. A 25% of these calls were reported to be fraudulent phone calls. In comparison to a research done in 2023, the amount of average spam calls was 20. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vega \|first=Fernando \|date=7 Apr 2025 \|title=Llamadas Spam: estudio muestra cuántas recibe cada chileno al mes \|trans-title=Spam Calls: research shows how many receives every Chilean per month \|url=https://www.latercera.com/pulso/noticia/llamadas-spam-estudio-muestra-cuantas-recibe-cada-chileno-al-mes/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=24 Feb 2026 \|website=La Tercera}}</ref>

			==What does this law do==
			[[File:Prefixescl.png\|thumb\|An official Image from the Chilean Government and Subtel, showing a brief explanation of the norm]]
	All phone numbers that belong to telecommunications companies that do commercial or massive phone calls are forced to add a prefix to their numbers in order to be recognizable:		All phone numbers that belong to telecommunications companies that do commercial or massive phone calls are forced to add a prefix to their numbers in order to be recognizable:

	*The prefix '''600''' in a number is used to identify numbers that belong to entities that do phone calls with publicitary purposes that are desired, requested, expected by the user or accepted by service contracts.		*The prefix '''600''' in a number is used to identify numbers that belong to entities that do phone calls with publicitary purposes that are desired, requested, expected by the user or accepted by service contracts.
	*The prefix '''809''' in a number is used to identify numbers that belong to entities that do phone calls with publicitary purposes that are undesired by the user.		*The prefix '''809''' in a number is used to identify numbers that belong to entities that do phone calls with publicitary purposes that are undesired by the user. <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Estrella Oporto \|first=Sandar \|date=9 Aug 2025 \|title=El nuevo prefijo para identificar las llamadas de spam o no deseadas \|trans-title=The new prefix for identifying spam or undesired calls \|url=https://www.latercera.com/servicios/noticia/el-nuevo-prefijo-para-identificar-las-llamadas-de-spam-o-no-deseadas/ \|url-status=live \|website=La Tercera \|access-date=25 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=WOM Chile \|date=2025 \|title=¿En qué consiste la Norma de Prefijos Telefónicos? \|trans-title=What does the Telephone Prefix Norm consist of? \|url=https://www.wom.cl/centro-de-ayuda/en-que-consiste-la-norma-de-prefijos-telefonicos/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 Feb 2026 \|website=WOM Chile}}</ref>

	This ~~norm~~ also allows to identify better what publicitary calls are scams, by identifying if the number that called has or doesn't have these prefixes.		This law also allows to identify better what publicitary calls are scams, by identifying if the number that called has or doesn't have these prefixes.

	Companies that do not comply or that use a different prefix are fined with an approximate amount between $406 and $405,784.		Companies that do not comply or that use a different prefix are fined with an approximate amount that can vary between $406 and $405,784. Consumers are able to report to the Telephonic Subsecretary (SUBTEL) if they find a company that is not complying with the norm.

	==Consequences==		==Consequences==
	According to a survey of CADEM, a national research company, 80% of Chileans can recognize commercial cals from the number prefixes, and 79% of them do not answer these calls after the implementation of the law.		According to a survey of CADEM, a national research company, 80% of Chileans can recognize commercial cals from the number prefixes, and 79% of them do not answer these calls after the implementation of the law. <ref>{{Cite web \|author=CHH \|date=20 Jan 2026 \|title=Cadem 5C: 79% de los chilenos no contesta llamadas con prefijos 600 y 809 \|trans-title=Cadem 5C: 79% of Chileans do not answer phone calls with the 600 and 809 prefixes \|url=https://www.chicureohoy.cl/actualidad/cadem-5c-79-de-los-chilenos-no-contesta-llamadas-con-prefijos-600-y-809/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 Feb 2026 \|website=Chicureo Hoy}}</ref>

			==References==
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The '''Telephone Prefix Norm''' (in Spanish: Norma de Prefijos Telefónicos) is a law that came into force on August 13 2025 in Chile. The purpose of this law is to make easy to identify phone numbers that belong to commercial numbers.

==Background==

==What does this norm do==
All phone numbers that belong to telecommunications companies that do commercial or massive phone calls are forced to add a prefix to their numbers in order to be recognizable:

*The prefix '''600''' in a number is used to identify numbers that belong to entities that do phone calls with publicitary purposes that are desired, requested, expected by the user or accepted by service contracts.
*The prefix '''809''' in a number is used to identify numbers that belong to entities that do phone calls with publicitary purposes that are undesired by the user.

This norm also allows to identify better what publicitary calls are scams, by identifying if the number that called has or doesn't have these prefixes.

Companies that do not comply or that use a different prefix are fined with an approximate amount between $406 and $405,784.

==Consequences==
According to a survey of CADEM, a national research company, 80% of Chileans can recognize commercial cals from the number prefixes, and 79% of them do not answer these calls after the implementation of the law.

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