Making an international call from an OTC phone

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Last updated: Jan 05, 2024 by Kimberly Lyons
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If you have permission to make international calls from your OTC phone, this article will tell you how.

The dialing pattern for international calls is 011-[Full International Number]-#. An example of this would be 011-61-444-1234567#. Below, you'll find explanations of all these sets of numbers.

  • 011 - This is the code to let OTC's phone systems know you're making an international call. It is also the code for US phone systems known as the "International Access Code." Any international calls made from OTC's campus/domestic America will begin with this.

    • Note: Sometimes international phone numbers will be listed with a "+" symbol. This is mainly for cell phones, so this can be omitted.

  • 61 - This is the country code. This will be different for each country, however it will always be between 1-3 numbers. 61 specifically is the country code for Australia, so if you wanted to call Australia your number would begin 011-61.

    • Note: Some countries share a country code, such as America, Canada, most of the Caribbean, Guam, and other American territories. 

    • Sometimes a number will be added to the Country Code. This typically means the country has a different method for calling a mobile phone rather than a landline. For instance, to reach a mobile phone number in Mexico you must dial "1" after the country code "52".

  • 444 - This is the city/area code and narrows down the phone number to a specific city or region within the country you're calling. It can between 1-3 digits long. If you are not given a city/area code, you should try and get it from the person you're trying to call. Do not try to look it up by location, as someone's current address or home city may not be the same as their area code.

    • Note: In smaller countries there may not be a city/area code used at all, in which case you will skip this set of numbers and dial the full phone number given to you. As such, your number would look more like 011-61-1234567

  • 1234567 - These are the remaining digits of the phone number.

    • Note: A phone number from another country may have more or fewer digits than the standard 7 numbers in a domestic U.S. phone number.

  • # - The pound symbol tells our phone system to stop "listening" for further numbers and place the call. Once this number is pressed, the call will go out.