Telephone Numbers In Taiwan

Telephone numbers in Taiwan use a system of area codes, beginning 02 to 08. The leading digit(s) following the area code denote the network operator (Chunghwa Telecom and its competitors). Mobile numbers begin 09. The international code for calls into Taiwan is 886.

Area codes

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The emergency numbers in Taiwan are 110 (police) and 119 (fire and ambulance services).

When making an inter-area long-distance call from within Taiwan, a long-distance prefix "0" is required. If calls are made from within the same area code, then the area code does not need to be included. Inter-area calls are defined as long-distance phone calls even when the two numbers have the same prefix.

If calls are made from outside Taiwan, the "0" of the area code prefix is omitted.

The following table of area codes includes this "0" prefix.

Mobile phones

Taiwan mobile phone numbers always begin with 09 followed by 8 digits (e.g. 0918909875). The 0 is omitted when calling a Taiwan mobile phone number from outside Taiwan (e.g. [phone]). If calling a landline within Taiwan from a local Taiwan mobile phone, the 0 of area code prefix must be included (e.g. 0 + area code + 8 digit landline number).

Prefixes: (09)XXXX-XXXX

896-786

Mobile Phones (090 range is mostly used for wireless data services, M2M).

Toll-free and premium rate

Toll-free numbers begin with the prefix 0800 and 0809.

Numbers in the 020x prefix are used for value-added services:

International dialling

International dialling from Taiwan follows the following pattern:
Carrier selection code – Country calling code – Area code (if required, usually for landlines) – Subscriber number
Carrier selection codes, which direct the call via one of several providers, are as follows:

* 002 – Chunghwa Telecom
* 005 – Asia Pacific Telecom
* 006 – Taiwan Mobile
* 007 – Far EasTone
* 009 – Chunghwa Telecom

Country calling code

The international dialling code for making calls to Taiwan, and the other islands under the control of the Republic of China government, is 886.

International dialing codes are assigned by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to its member states and their dependencies. In the 1960s, the Republic of China, based in Taiwan, was assigned the area code 866. However, since October 25th, 1971, the People's Republic of China regime replaced the Republic of China regime to represent the member state China in the United Nations and, consequently, the ITU. In the late 1970s, the code 86 and all three-digit codes beginning with 86 were reassigned to China represented by the People's Republic of China. Taiwan was unofficially allocated the code 886 instead, with the ITU listing the code as 'reserved', until 2006, when the code was formally allocated to "Taiwan, China".ITU Operational Bulletin
No. 870 – 4 In practice, the 886 code is used also for the other islands under the control of the Republic of China government beyond Taiwan island and formally outside Taiwan Province.

References

External links

ITU allocations list

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