Telephone numbers in Macau

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
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 Unicom (Macau) Co. Ltd

Placing international calls

* All destinations: Dial the international access code 00, followed by the country code, area code and the called party's number. The alternative shortcut way to dial Hong Kong numbers is shown as follows:
* Hong Kong: Dial 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.

Some special numbers are 3-digit or 4-digit.

See also

* China telephone numbering plan
* Hong Kong telephone numbering plan


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