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

Prior to 1999 telephone regulation was under the Direcção dos Serviços de Correios e Telecomunicações (CTT) or Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones under the Secretary for Transport and Public Works.

Since 1999 telephone numbers are under the responsibility of the Direcção dos Serviços de Regulação de Telecomunicações (DSRT) or Bureau of Telecommunications Regulation under the Secretariat for Transport and Public Works.

Number patterns

Telecom operators

Placing international calls

The alternative shortcut way to dial Hong Kong numbers is shown as follows:

Emergency services and other special numbers

Same as Hong Kong, the telephone number for emergency services – Police, Fire Service and Ambulance – is 999.

 112

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

See also

References


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