This is a list of
international dialing prefixes used in various countries for direct dialing of
international telephone calls. These prefixes are typically required only when dialling from a
landline, while in
GSM-compliant mobile phone (cell phone) systems, only the symbol + before the country code may be used[citation needed] irrespective of where the telephone is used at that moment; the network operator provides the access codes automatically.
The following is a non-exhaustive list of countries that optionally allow for carrier selection in addition to using the standard prefix listed in the preceding section.
00xx, where xx is a two-digit carrier selection code:
Australia, alongside the standard prefix 0011 for the default carrier
^
abcKenya, 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.
This is a list of
international dialing prefixes used in various countries for direct dialing of
international telephone calls. These prefixes are typically required only when dialling from a
landline, while in
GSM-compliant mobile phone (cell phone) systems, only the symbol + before the country code may be used[citation needed] irrespective of where the telephone is used at that moment; the network operator provides the access codes automatically.
The following is a non-exhaustive list of countries that optionally allow for carrier selection in addition to using the standard prefix listed in the preceding section.
00xx, where xx is a two-digit carrier selection code:
Australia, alongside the standard prefix 0011 for the default carrier
^
abcKenya, 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.