Living Guidebook for Foreign Nationals in Iwate

Living in Iwate

Getting Connected

Using Companies other than NTT

Payment of Bills

Disconnection

Telephone Directories

Mobile Phones

Telephone Numbers

Public Telephones

Telephone Cards

International Calls

International Telephone Prepaid Cards

Internet

IP Phones

Telephone Numbers

Telephone numbers are made up of 3 components, the area code, the exchange and the number. If you are calling a number with the same area code there is no need to dial the area code (this is the same for faxes).
Conventional
Phone Numbers
019 (651) 3111
area code exchange number
· Mobile telephone numbers consist of the company code (090 or 080) and the customer’s contracted number (8 digits).
· If you are calling a conventional telephone from a mobile telephone you will always need to dial the area code.

image This mark indicates a toll-free (“free-dial”) number, which always takes the following form: 0120 - XXX-XXX