French IDD code changed

French IDD code changed

JAKARTA (JP): The international direct dialing code for France
has been changed from 13 digits to 14 digits.

The state-owned international telecommunications carrier PT
Indosat said in a statement Saturday that the change was
announced by France Telecom and took effect as of Oct. 19.

The code number for Marseille, for example, has been changed
from 001 (Indosat's international access code) + 33 (French
country code) + xx xx xx xx (telephone number) to 001 + 33(+ 4) +
xx xx xx xx.

PT Indosat stated that the area codes of Lyon, Bordeaux,
Toulouse, Lille and Nantes have been changed to 334,335, 333 and
332 respectively. The area code of Paris is unchanged, 331.

People intending to make calls to mobile phones should now
dial 6 first, before dialing the eight-digit telephone number.

Detailed information on the changes is available through
Indosat's 24-hour information service at 102. (icn)