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International dialling codes & useful numbers
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France is one hour ahead of Britain, six hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (eg New York), and nine hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time (eg Los Angeles). Australia is eight to ten hours ahead of Paris, depending on which part of the continent you're in.

Phoning abroad from France

Dial 00 + IDD code + area code minus first 0 + subscriber number

IDD codes:

Britain tel 44

Australia tel 61

Ireland tel 353

New Zealand tel 64

USA and Canada tel 1

From abroad to Paris

From Britain: dial 00 33 + nine-digit number (leaving out the first 0).

From the USA and Canada: dial 011 33 + nine-digit number (leaving out the first 0).

From Australia: dial 011 33 + nine-digit number (leaving out the first 0).

From New Zealand: dial 044 33 + nine-digit number (leaving out the first 0).

Useful numbers within France

International directory enquiries tel 32.12, followed by the country code (3 per call)

French directory enquiries, operator assistance tel 12

Telegrams By phone: internal tel 36.55; external tel 08.00.33.44.11 (all languages)

Time tel 36.99

Weather tel 08.92.68.02.75 for Paris (0.46 per minute)


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