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Communications: Cell Phone Dialing Guide

Basic Calling Information

  • Mobile phone numbers in India contain ten digits, and always start with "7", "8", or "9."
  • When calling a mobile phone from within India, always dial the Domestic Access Code "0" before the ten-digit number. Do not dial this access code when calling from another country. 
  • When making an international call to a mobile phone in India, dial: India's country code [91] + ten-digit mobile phone number.
Calling Examples
Fixed line to Mobile Phone Mobile Phone to Fixed Line Mobile Phone to
Mobile Phone

Local Calls
Dial India's DAC + mobile phone number

Example
A call from a fixed line in New Delhi to a mobile phone in New Delhi:
0 + ten-digit mobile phone number

Local Calls
Dial the local number

Example
A call from a mobile phone in Delhi to a fixed line in Delhi:
Dial the local number

Local Calls
Dial India's DAC + mobile phone number

Example
A call from a mobile phone in New Delhi to a mobile phone in New Delhi:
0 + ten-digit mobile phone number

Long Distance
Dial India's DAC + mobile phone number

Example
A call from a fixed line in New Delhi to a mobile phone in Calcutta:
0 + ten-digit mobile phone number

Long Distance
Dial India's DAC + area code + local number
Example
A call from a mobile phone in Delhi to a fixed line in Calcutta:
0 + (33) + local number

Long Distance
Dial India's DAC + mobile phone number

Example
A call from a mobile phone in New Delhi to a mobile phone in Calcutta:
0 + ten-digit mobile phone number

International Calls
Dial India's IAC + country code of country being dialed + area code or mobile phone prefix + mobile phone number*

Example
A call from a fixed line in India to a mobile phone in San Francisco, US:
00 + [1] + (415) + seven-digit mobile phone number*

International Calls
Dial India's IAC + country code of country being dialed + area code + local number*

Example
A call from a mobile phone in India to a fixed line in San Francisco, US:
00 + [1] + (415) + seven-digit local number*

International Calls
Dial India's IAC + country code of country being dialed + area code or mobile phone prefix + mobile phone number*

Example
A call from a mobile phone in India to a mobile phone in San Francisco, US:
00 + [1] + (415) + seven-digit mobile phone number*

*Calling a mobile phone number or fixed line in some countries from outside those countries may require a different procedure from the one shown here. Refer to the Cell Phone Dialing Guide or Dialing Guide for the country you are calling.