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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 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==

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>

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==

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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 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==
-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>
-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==