Australia city/area codes

International Dialing Codes -- Australia

Country Code 61

Area Codes by Region and State
Central East Region (New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory)	2
South East Region (Victoria & Tasmania)	3
Digital GSM Mobile phones (All States)	4
North East Region (Queensland)	7
Central & West Region (South Australia, Northern Territory & Western Australia)	8

Other Helpful Numbers

Prefix to Block CND (Calling Number Display)	1831
Dial & Hang-up to test ring-back of phone	127-22199
To obtain number of line you are using (Telstra)	127-22123
To obtain number of line you are using (Optus)	127-2312
To obtain number of line you are using (all mobile phones)	018-018-222

Notes about mobile phones in Australia

Digital GSM Mobile phones (area code 4): the Australian GSM mobile standard is GSM-900, almost the same as GSM-1900 (PCS-1900) as used in North America. North American PCS-1900 phones will not roam yet in Australia, but a PCS-1900 SIM card can be used in a GSM-900 phone when roaming agreements exist.

Telstra has phased out its AMPS-800 analog network in all major cities and replaced it with a CDMA-800 network. Very limited AMPS coverage may still be available in remote areas.

Here's a list of the mobile networks active in Australia:

GSM-900	Optus (Australia Wide)
	Telstra (Australia Wide)
	Vodafone (Australia Wide)
GSM-1800	One-Tel (Some Major Cities Only)
CDMA-800	Telstra (Australia Wide)
CDMA-800	Orange/Hutchison (Some Capital Cities Only)
AMPS-800	(Discontinued - coverage still exists only In some remote areas)

Click here for information on GSM carrier-specific features.

GSM roaming agreements exist between Australian and USA carriers for those with Dual-Band 900/1900 or Tri-Band 900/1800/1900 handsets, or USA-based SIM cards can be used in GSM-900 and 1800 handsets.

You might also check out the web site for the Australia Communications Authority,
responsible for administration of Australia's telecommunications policies.

Thanks to David Scott , Andrew Willett, and Ken Moselen for helping with Australian information.

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