Telephone numbers in Macau

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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

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[edit] Government regulator

- (pre-1999 era): Direcção dos Serviços de Correios e Telecomunicações (CTT)
- (post-1999 era): Bureau of Telecommunications Regulation (DSRT)

[edit] 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

[edit] Placing international calls

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

  • Hong Kong: In addition to 00852, dial to Hong Kong can also be done by 01 followed by the called party's number.

[edit] 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.

[edit] See also

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