How to change international dialing access codes (155887)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows 3.11
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
This article was previously published under Q155887

SUMMARY

Since the release of the Windows Telephony (TAPI) software development kit (SDK) for Windows 3.1 in November, 1993, there have been changes in the telephone dialing procedures used in several countries/regions. In addition, some countries/regions have changed country/region codes, new countries/regions have come into existence, and other changes have occurred. TAPI obtains information related to countries/regions and dialing rules from the [Countries] section of the Telephon.ini file in the Windows folder. You must update the Telephon.ini file in the Windows folder in order to use the most recent information available.

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There is an entry in the [Countries] section of the Telephon.ini file for each country/region. For example, Singapore has the following entry:

Country65=65,66,"Singapore","G","","001EFG"

The sections in this entry are described below:

  • "Country65" identifies the entry in the country/region list. The "65" after the word "Country" is the country/region code ID (identifier), which must be unique in the list (and, for most countries, is usually the same as the country/region code). For example, the "65" here is for Singapore. If you needed to change the access code for the United States, you would use "Country1."
  • The "65" to the right of the equal sign is the country/region code for Singapore. "66" is the next number in the sequence of country/region codes. This second number may or may not be contiguous, but it must be correct.
  • "Singapore" is the country/region name in this example.
  • "G" is the local dialing rules. This indicates that local dialing requires only the local number.
  • "" represents the long distance dialing rules. In Singapore, there are no long distance calls; therefore, there are no dialing rules for long distance. In the United States, this would be "1FG" indicating a 1, the area code, and a local number.
  • "001EFG" represents the dialing rules for international dialing. 001 is the international dialing access number for the country/region. "EFG" represents the country/region code, area code, and local number for the number being dialed.
Note Localized versions of Windows (for languages other than English) need the same entries in the Telephon.ini file. The only part of the entry that is localized is the name of the country/region.

To update your Telephon.ini file to contain the latest country/region information and dialing rules, follow these steps:

  1. Create a backup copy of the Telephon.ini file by copying it to another name (such as Telephon.sav).
  2. Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to open the Telephon.ini file in the Windows folder.
  3. Delete the [Countries] section of the file, including the [Countries] header and all the "Country/Region" lines below it.
  4. Insert the following [Countries] section into the Telephon.ini file and then save and close the file: 
    [Countries]
Country1=1,101,"United States of America","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country101=1,102,"Anguilla","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country102=1,103,"Antigua","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country103=1,104,"Bahamas","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country104=1,105,"Barbados","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country105=1,106,"Bermuda","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country106=1,107,"British Virgin Islands","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country107=1,108,"Canada","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country108=1,109,"Cayman Islands","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country109=1,110,"Dominica","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country110=1,111,"Dominican Republic","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country111=1,112,"Grenada","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country112=1,113,"Jamaica","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country113=1,114,"Montserrat","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country114=1,115,"Nevis","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country115=1,116,"St. Kitts","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country116=1,117,"St. Vincent and the Grenadines","G"," 1FG","0EFG"
Country117=1,118,"Trinidad and Tobago","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country118=1,120,"Turks and Caicos Islands","G"," 1FG","0EFG"
Country120=1,121,"Barbuda","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country121=1,122,"Puerto Rico","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country122=1,123,"Saint Lucia","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country123=1,124,"United States Virgin Islands","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country124=1,20,"Guam","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country 20=20,212,"Egypt","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country212=212,213,"Morocco","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country213=213,216,"Algeria","G","0FG","00,EFG"
Country216=216,218,"Tunisia","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country218=218,220,"Libya","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country220=220,221,"Gambia","G","","00EFG"
Country221=221,222,"Senegal Republic","G","","00EFG"
Country222=222,223,"Mauritania","G","","00EFG"
Country223=223,224,"Mali","G","","00EFG"
Country224=224,225,"Guinea","G","","00EFG"
Country225=225,226,"Cote d'Ivoire ","G","","00EFG"
Country226=226,227,"Burkina Faso","G","","00EFG"
Country227=227,228,"Niger","G","","00EFG"
Country228=228,229,"Togo","G","","00EFG"
Country229=229,230,"Benin","G","","00EFG"
Country230=230,231,"Mauritius","G","","00EFG"
Country231=231,232,"Liberia","G","","0EFG"
Country232=232,233,"Sierra Leone","G","IG","00EFG"
Country233=233,234,"Ghana","G","","00EFG"
Country234=234,235,"Nigeria","G","0FG","009EFG"
Country235=235,236,"Chad","G","","15EFG"
Country236=236,237,"Central African Republic","G","","19EFG"
Country237=237,238,"Cameroon","G","","00EFG"
Country238=238,239,"Cape Verde Islands","G","","0EFG"
Country239=239,240,"Sao Tome and Principe","G","","00EFG"
Country240=240,241,"Equatorial Guinea","G","","00EFG"
Country241=241,242,"Gabon","G","","00EFG"
Country242=242,243,"Congo","G","","00EFG"
Country244=244,245,"Angola","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country245=245,246,"Guinea-Bissau","G","","099EFG"
Country246=246,247,"Diego Garcia","G","","00EFG"
Country247=247,248,"Ascension Island","G","","01EFG"
Country248=248,249,"Seychelle Islands","G","","00EFG"
Country249=249,250,"Sudan","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country250=250,251,"Rwanda","G","","00EFG"
Country251=251,252,"Ethiopia","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country252=252,253,"Somalia","G","","19,EFG"
Country253=253,254,"Djibouti","G","","00EFG"
Country254=254,255,"Kenya","G","0FG","000EFG"
Country255=255,256,"Tanzania","G","0FG","0900EFG"
Country256=256,257,"Uganda","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country257=257,258,"Burundi","G","","90EFG"
Country258=258,260,"Mozambique","G","","00EFG"
Country260=260,261,"Zambia","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country261=261,262,"Madagascar","G","","16EFG"
Country262=262,263,"Reunion Island","G","","19EFG"
Country263=263,264,"Zimbabwe","G","1FG","110EFG"
Country264=264,265,"Namibia","G","0FG","09EFG"
Country265=265,266,"Malawi","G","","101EFG"
Country266=266,267,"Lesotho","G","","00EFG"
Country267=267,268,"Botswana","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country268=268,269,"Swaziland","G","","00EFG"
Country269=269,2691,"Mayotte Island","G","","10EFG"
Country2691=269,27,"Comoros","G","","10EFG"
Country27=27,290,"South Africa","G","0FG","09EFG"
Country290=290,291,"St. Helena","G","","01EFG"
Country291=291,297,"Eritrea","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country297=297,298,"Aruba","G","","00EFG"
Country298=298,299,"Faeroe Islands","G","","009EFG"
Country299=299,30,"Greenland","G","","009EFG"
Country30=30,31,"Greece","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country31=31,32,"Netherlands","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country32=32,33,"Belgium","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country33=33,34,"France","0FG","0FG","00EFG"
Country34=34,350,"Spain","G","9FG","07,EFG"
Country350=350,351,"Gibraltar","G","","00EFG"
Country351=351,352,"Portugal","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country352=352,353,"Luxembourg","G","","00EFG"
Country353=353,354,"Ireland","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country354=354,355,"Iceland","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country355=355,356,"Albania","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country356=356,357,"Malta","G","","00EFG"
Country357=357,358,"Cyprus","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country358=358,359,"Finland","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country359=359,36,"Bulgaria","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country36=36,370,"Hungary","G"," 06,FG","00EFG"
Country370=370,371,"Lithuania","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
Country371=371,372,"Latvia","G"," 8,FG","00EFG"
Country372=372,373,"Estonia","G"," 8,2IG","8,00EFG"
Country373=373,374,"Moldova","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
Country374=374,375,"Armenia","G"," 8,IG","8,10EFG"
Country375=375,376,"Belarus","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
Country376=376,377,"Andorra","G","","00EFG"
Country377=377,378,"Monaco","G","","00EFG"
Country378=378,379,"San Marino","G","0IG","00EFG"
Country379=39,380,"Vatican City","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country380=380,381,"Ukraine","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
Country385=385,386,"Croatia","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country386=386,387,"Slovenia","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country387=387,389,"Bosnia and Herzegovina","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country389=389,39,"F.Y.R.O.M. (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)",
 "G","0FG","99EFG"
Country39=39,40,"Italy","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country40=40,41,"Romania","G"," 0FG","00EFG"
Country41=41,4175,"Switzerland","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country4175=4175,420,"Liechtenstein","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country420=420,421,"Czech Republic","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country421=421,43,"Slovak Republic","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country43=43,44,"Austria","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country44=44,45,"United Kingdom","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country45=45,46,"Denmark","G","","00EFG"
Country46=46,47,"Sweden","G","0FG","009EFG"
Country47=47,48,"Norway","G","","00EFG"
Country48=48,49,"Poland","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country49=49,500,"Germany","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country500=500,501,"Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)","G","","0EFG"
Country501=501,502,"Belize","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country502=502,503,"Guatemala","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country503=503,504,"El Salvador","G","","0EFG"
Country504=504,505,"Honduras","G","","00EFG"
Country505=505,506,"Nicaragua","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country506=506,507,"Costa Rica","G","","00EFG"
Country507=507,508,"Panama","G","","00EFG"
Country508=508,509,"St. Pierre and Miquelon","G","","19,EFG"
Country509=509,51,"Haiti","G","","00EFG"
Country51=51,52,"Peru","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country52=52,53,"Mexico","G"," 00FG","01EFG"
Country53=53,5399,"Cuba","G","0FG","119EFG"
Country5399=53,54,"Guantanamo Bay","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country54=54,55,"Argentina","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country55=55,56,"Brazil","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country56=56,57,"Chile","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country57=57,58,"Colombia","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country58=58,590,"Venezuela","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country590=590,5901,"Guadeloupe","G","","19,EFG"
Country5901=590,591,"French Antilles","G","","19,EFG"
Country591=591,592,"Bolivia","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country592=592,593,"Guyana","G","0FG","001EFG"
Country593=593,594,"Ecuador","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country594=594,595,"French Guiana","G","","19,EFG"
Country595=595,596,"Paraguay","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country596=596,597,"Martinique","G","","19,EFG"
Country597=597,598,"Suriname","G","","00EFG"
Country598=598,599,"Uruguay","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country599=599,60,"Netherlands Antilles","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country60=60,61,"Malaysia","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country61=61,6101,"Australia","G"," 0FG","0011EFG"
Country6101=61,62,"Cocos-Keeling Islands","G"," 0FG","00EFG"
Country62=62,63,"Indonesia","G","0FG","001EFG"
Country63=63,64,"Philippines","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country64=64,65,"New Zealand","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country65=65,66,"Singapore","G","","001EFG"
Country66=66,670,"Thailand","G","0FG","001EFG"
Country670=670,6701,"Saipan Island","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country6701=670,6702,"Rota Island","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country6702=670,672,"Tinian Island","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
Country672=672,6721,"Christmas Island","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country6721=672,6722,"Australian Antarctic Territory","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country6722=672,673,"Norfolk Island","G","","0101EFG"
Country673=673,674,"Brunei","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country674=674,675,"Nauru","G","","115EFG"
Country675=675,676,"Papua New Guinea","G","","05EFG"
Country676=676,677,"Tonga","G","","00EFG"
Country677=677,678,"Solomon Islands","G","","00EFG"
Country678=678,679,"Vanuatu","G","","00EFG"
Country679=679,680,"Fiji Islands","G","","05EFG"
Country680=680,681,"Palau","G","","00EFG"
Country681=681,682,"Wallis and Futuna Islands","G","","19,EFG"
Country682=682,683,"Cook Islands","G","","00EFG"
Country683=683,684,"Niue","G","","00EFG"
Country684=684,685,"American Samoa","G","","00EFG"
Country685=685,686,"Samoa","G","","0EFG"
Country686=686,687,"Kiribati Republic","G","","00EFG"
Country687=687,688,"New Caledonia","G","","00EFG"
Country688=688,689,"Tuvalu","G","","00EFG"
Country689=689,690,"French Polynesia","G","","00EFG"
Country690=690,691,"Tokelau","G","","00EFG"
Country691=691,692,"Micronesia, Federated States of","G","","011EFG"
Country692=692,7,"Marshall Islands","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country7=7,705,"Russia","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
Country705=7,706,"Kazakhstan","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
Country706=7,708,"Kyrgyz Republic","G"," 8WFG","00EFG"
Country708=7,711,"Tajikistan","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
Country711=7,800,"Uzbekistan","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
Country800=800,81,"International Freephone Service","",",""
Country81=81,82,"Japan","G","0FG","001EFG"
Country82=82,84,"Korea (Republic of)","G","0FG","001EFG"
Country84=84,850,"Vietnam","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country850=850,852,"Korea (North)","G","","00EFG"
Country852=852,853,"Hong Kong SAR","G","","001EFG"
Country853=853,855,"Macau SAR","G","","00EFG"
Country855=855,856,"Cambodia","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country856=856,86,"Laos","G","","14EFG"
Country86=86,870,"China","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country870=870,871,"INMARSAT","00EFG#","00EFG#","00EFG#"
Country871=871,872,"INMARSAT (Atlantic-East)","00EFG#","00EFG#","00EFG#"
Country872=872,873,"INMARSAT (Pacific)","00EFG#","00EFG#","00EFG#"
Country873=873,874,"INMARSAT (Indian)","00EFG#","00EFG#","00EFG#"
Country874=874,880,"INMARSAT (Atlantic-West)","00EFG#","00EFG#","00EFG#"
Country880=880,886,"Bangladesh","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country886=886,90,"Taiwan","G","0FG","002EFG"
Country90=90,91,"Turkey","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country91=91,92,"India","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country92=92,93,"Pakistan","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country93=93,94,"Afghanistan","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country94=94,95,"Sri Lanka","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country95=95,960,"Myanmar","G","","0EFG"
Country960=960,961,"Maldives","G","","00EFG"
Country961=961,962,"Lebanon","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country962=962,963,"Jordan","G","FG","00EFG"
Country963=963,964,"Syria","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country964=964,965,"Iraq","G","FG","00EFG"
Country965=965,966,"Kuwait","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country966=966,967,"Saudi Arabia","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country967=967,968,"Yemen","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country968=968,971,"Oman","G","","00EFG"
Country971=971,972,"United Arab Emirates","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country972=972,973,"Israel","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country973=973,974,"Bahrain","G","","0EFG"
Country974=974,975,"Qatar","G","","0EFG"
Country975=975,976,"Bhutan","G","","00EFG"
Country976=976,977,"Mongolia","G","0FG","00EFG"
Country977=977,98,"Nepal","G","","00EFG"
Country 98=98,993,"Iran","G","FG","00EFG"
Country993=993,994,"Turkmenistan","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
Country994=994,995,"Azerbaijan","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
Country995=995,0,"Georgia","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
    Note Each "Country<n>..." statement should be on one line. For example, "Country389..." is on two lines above due to a lack of space. Please remove the extra carriage return when you replace your [Countries] section.
For more information about changing the international access codes in Windows95, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

142328 Windows 95 - How to change international dialing access codes

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:5/6/2005
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