Telephone numbers in Macau
Macau maintains its own telephone numbering plan during both Portuguese and Chinese administration. Calls to mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Portugal are international.
Country Code: +853
International Call Prefix: 00
Trunk Prefix: none
Area Code: not used
Government regulator
- (pre-1999 era): Direcção dos Serviços de Correios e Telecomunicações (CTT)
- (post-1999 era): Bureau of Telecommunications Regulation (DSRT)
Telecom operators
- (Fixed line and mobile/GSM) - Companhia Telecomunicações de Macau, S.A.R.L. (CTM)
- (Mobile/GSM) - Hutchison Telephone (Macau) Co. Ltd
- (Mobile/GSM) - SmarTone Mobile Communications (Macau) Co. Ltd
- (Mobile/CDMA) - China Telecom (Macau) Co. Ltd
Placing international calls
The alternative shortcut way to dial Hong Kong numbers is shown as follows:
- Hong Kong: In addition to 00852, calling Hong Kong can also be achieved by 01 followed by the called party's number.
Emergency services and other special numbers
Same as Hong Kong, the telephone number for emergency services --- Police, Fire Service and Ambulance --- is 999.
- 318 - alternate to 999
- 110 - for tourist in Mainland China
- 112 - for other tourist, mainly from Asia
Some special numbers are 3-digit or 4-digit.
See also
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