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
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, while in
GSM
The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is a family of standards to describe the protocols for second-generation (2G) digital cellular networks, as used by mobile devices such as mobile phones and Mobile broadband modem, mobile broadba ...
-compliant mobile phone (cell phone) systems, the symbol ''+'' before the country code may be used irrespective of where the telephone is used at that moment; the network operator provides the access codes automatically.
Countries by international prefix
Countries using carrier selection codes
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.
Historic international prefixes
The following are international call prefixes that were used in various countries sometime in the past but are no longer used.
See also
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List of telephone country codes
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List of mobile telephone prefixes by country
This is a list of mobile telephone prefixes by country.
International prefixes
See also
* List of country calling codes
Notes
References
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List of North American Numbering Plan area codes
The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) divides the territories of its members into geographic numbering plan areas (NPAs). Each NPA is identified by one or more numbering plan area codes (''NPA codes'', or ''area code
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Public switched telephone network
The public switched telephone network (PSTN) is the aggregate of the world's telephone networks that are operated by national, regional, or local telephony operators. It provides infrastructure and services for public telephony. The PSTN consists o ...
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* Standards and recommendations
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