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An '''international dialling prefix''' is a telephone dialling code used to dial '''''out'''''  of a country when making an international call. It's also called '''international access code''', '''International Direct Dialling (IDD) code''', '''exit code''', '''international call prefix''&#x(contracted; show full) often by holding down the '0' key (most GSM mobile phones) or with two consecutive presses of the * key. When making a call the system then automatically converts the "+" to the correct international prefix, depending on where the phone is being used, which enables callers to use the same stored number from any country they find themselves in.  

For some countries that have special international dialling prefixes that offer discounted overseas rates, allowing the "+" sign to
  automatically convert to the default international dialling prefix may be more expensive since that default is usually associated with regular overseas rates and you may miss out on special discounts.        

==Examples==
# If a caller in the [[USA]] or [[Canada]] wants to call the Mayor of Dunedin in [[New Zealand]], they would dial 011 64 3 477-4000. (The generic international call prefix for North American Numbering Plan (NANPA) countries is 011, then the country code for New Zealand is 64, the area code for Dunedin is 3, and the local number for Dunedin City Council is 477-4000).
# If a caller in [[Japan]] wants to call the same number, they would instead dial 010 64 3 477-4000.
(contracted; show full)***996 – DNA Oy
***9977 – Elisa Oyj
***998 – Orange Business Finland Oy
***999 – Elisa Oyj

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[[Wikipedia:List of international call prefixes]]