List of international call prefixes

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Not to be confused with 'country calling codes'.

An international call prefix or dial out code is a trunk prefix used to select an international telephone circuit for placing an international call. The prefix must be dialed before the country calling code and the destination telephone number. It is synonymous with international access code or exit code. The international call prefix is part of the telephone numbering plan of a country for calls to another country.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) recommends the sequence 00 as a standard for an international call prefix, and this has been implemented by many countries, but not all of them.[1] Some countries use the 00 prefix which is followed by the international carrier code.

When phone numbers are published for use abroad they typically include the country calling code, but show a plus sign (+) prefix in place of any international call prefix, to signify that the caller should use the prefix code appropriate for their country.[2]

Many phones allow this "+" to be entered in their saved number lists, often by holding down the '0' key (most GSM mobile phones) or with two consecutive presses of the * key. When making a call the system then automatically converts the "+" to the correct international prefix, depending on where the phone is being used, which enables callers to use the same stored number when calling from either their own country or any other.[3]

Example

Calling the Dunedin City Council in New Zealand:

Call placed from Number dialed Prefix
UK, Italy, China or any other country following the ITU-recommendation 00 64 3 477 4000 00
United States, Canada or any other NANP country 011 64 3 477 4000 011
Japan 010 64 3 477 4000 010
Australia 0011 64 3 477 4000 0011
GSM phone (alternative) + 64 3 477 4000 +

Variations

Some telecommunications service providers or mobile network operators (wireless carriers) have different international call prefix codes which callers or subscribers can use to route calls through specific networks, sometimes with special pricing arrangements.

Many countries also provide alternative dialling arrangements for calls to neighbouring countries.[4]

Some of these variations from the generic codes are shown in the list below (but may be out of date).

Countries by international prefix

  • 0
    • Samoa
  • 00 (the recommended ITU prefix)
    • Africa: all countries except Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda
    • Asia: most countries, with exceptions in Central Asia, South-East Asia and the Far East
    • Europe: all countries except Belarus and Russia
    • Middle East: all countries
    • North America: all countries except Cuba and those using 011
    • South America: most countries
  • 001
    • Guyana
    • Hong Kong
    • Mongolia
  • 001x, where x is the international carrier selection code consisting of one or more digits
    • Australia:
      • 0011 – default carrier
      • 0015 – default carrier – circuit switched connection (usually, for fax transmission)
      • 0014 – Primus
      • 0018 – Telstra
      • 0019 – Optus – circuit switched connection (usually, for fax transmission)
  • 009
    • Nigeria
  • 00x, where x is the international carrier selection code consisting of one or more digits
  • 010
    • Japan
  • 011 – all countries in the North American Numbering Plan:
    • American Samoa
    • Anguilla
    • Antigua and Barbuda
    • Bahamas
    • Barbados
    • Bermuda
    • British Virgin Islands
    • Canada
    • Cayman Islands
    • Dominica
    • Dominican Republic
    • Grenada
    • Guam
    • Roatan, Honduras
    • Jamaica
    • Marshall Islands
    • Micronesia
    • Montserrat
    • Northern Mariana Islands
    • Palau
    • Puerto Rico
    • Saint Kitts and Nevis
    • Saint Lucia
    • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    • Sint Maarten
    • Trinidad and Tobago
    • Turks and Caicos Islands
    • United States of America
    • United States Virgin Islands
  • 119
    • Cuba
  • 1xx0, where xx is the international carrier selection code
    • Chile
  • 8~10
    • Belarus
    • Kazakhstan
    • Tajikistan
    • Turkmenistan
    • Uzbekistan
  • 8~xx, where xx is the international carrier selection code
    • Russia
      • 8~10 – default carrier; Rostelecom (for carrier preselection service subscribers)
      • 8~26 – Arctel
      • 8~27 – Synterra
      • 8~28 – Comstar
      • 8~56 – GoldenTelecom
      • 8~57 – Transtelecom
      • 8~58 – MTT
      • 8~59 – Orange Business Services

Countries using optional carrier selection code

The following is a non-exhausive list of countries that allow for optional carrier selection in addition to using the standard prefix.

  • 01x, where x is the international carrier selection code consisting of one or more digits:
  • 10x, where x is the international carrier selection code consisting of two digits:
    • Georgia, in addition to the standard prefix 00 for default carrier
      • 1000 – default carrier
      • 1007 – Caucasus Online
      • 1010 – MagtiCom
      • 1011 – SystemNet
      • 1012 – SystemNet
      • 1013 – MacroCom
      • 1015 – SakTelComPlus
      • 1016 – Silknet
      • 1017 – SystemNet
      • 1018 – Global Erty
      • 1019 – Akhtel
      • 1027 – CallCenter
      • 1040 – IntelPhone
      • 1041 – V-TEL Georgia
      • 1050 – MagtiCom
      • 1051 – Caucasus Online
      • 1052 – Alex Development Georgia
      • 1053 – Sky Service
      • 1054 – Lagi
      • 1057 – NewCom
      • 1060 – GeoNet
      • 1061 – Silknet
      • 1062 – Geocell
      • 1063 – Black Sea Telecom
      • 1064 – Central Communication Company of Georgia
      • 1065 – Akhali Kselebi
      • 1067 – GeoTel
      • 1069 – Service
      • 1072 – TelMax
      • 1075 – Wi-MAX Georgia
      • 1076 – Silknet
      • 1094 – Warid Telecom Georgia

Historic international prefixes

  • 0
    • Bahrain (now 00)
    • El Salvador (now 00)
    • Falkland Islands (now 00)
    • Malta (now 00)
    • Myanmar (now 00)
  • 00
    • Cambodia (now 001)
    • Mongolia (now 001)
    • Sint Maarten (now 011)
    • Tanzania (now 000)
  • 000
    • Rwanda (now 00)
  • 001
    • Japan (now 010)
  • 002
    • Paraguay (now 00)
  • 0030
    • Hong Kong (CTI, which now uses 1666)
  • 005
    • Singapore (now 001)
  • 007
    • Malaysia (now 00)
  • 009
    • Denmark, including Faeroe Islands and Greenland (now 00)
    • Sweden (now 00)
  • 010
    • United Kingdom (now 00)
  • 05
    • Fiji (now 00)
    • Papua New Guinea (now 00)
  • 07~
    • Spain (now 00)
  • 09
    • Namibia (now 00)
    • Netherlands (now 00)
    • South Africa (now 00)
  • 095
    • Norway (now 00)
  • 099
    • Guinea-Bissau (now 00)
  • 101
    • Malawi (now 00)
  • 110
    • Zimbabwe (now 00)
  • 15
    • Chad (now 00)
  • 16
    • Republic of Ireland (now 00)
    • Somalia (now 00)
  • 19
    • Central African Republic (now 00)
    • France (now 00)
  • 800
    • Estonia (now 00)
  • 8~10
    • Armenia (now 00)
    • Azerbaijan (now 00)
    • Estonia (now 00)
    • Georgia (now 00)
    • Kyrgyzstan (now 00)
    • Latvia (now 00)
    • Lithuania (now 00)
    • Moldova (now 00)
    • Ukraine (now 00)
  • 90
    • Burundi (now 00)
  • 95 for NANP and 98 for the rest of the world
    • Mexico (now 00)
  • 99
    • India (now 00)
    • the former Yugoslavia (successively replaced by successor republics with 00)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda each can be called from the other two using special short codes: 005 to call Kenya, 006 to call Uganda and 007 to call Tanzania. The shortcode is followed directly by a local number.

References

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External links

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