United States Phone Numbers

The U.S. telecommunication system is developed excellent, almost all over the country is covered by a network of channels connecting cable, which uses several protocols and standards (all network is built on the digital machine). The automatic-based phones working with coin payment, the prepaid cards and the credit cards are plentiful throughout the country. From all such phones you can directly access the international lines. However, lately, in the connection with the development of mobile and VoIP technologies, these phones have become scarce.

The United States phone numbers have a numbering system in continuous with 10 digits of the type XXX-YYY-ZZZZ, whereas the first three digits (XXX) is the telephone area code usually omitted in the case of call between the same area. Also, in big cities is often used a separate code for each neighborhood, the first three digits being required because even if a call in a neighboring district, but which relates to another area, is used on  the international scheme, and rates can vary substantially. Before typing the area code is usually the digit 1.

United States Phone Numbers

The United States phone numbers 411 (for local numbers) or 1 – area code – 555-1212 (for other regions) can be used to obtain information. The requests made ​​to the main services from a pay phone are free, but further processing or re-transmitting data to another information service, if you need it to be, is paid according to the general tariffs.

United States Phone Numbers

A characteristic feature of the local information system lies in the existence of on almost every phone booth with phone book, usually divided into two – White Pages (private telephone numbers) and Yellow Pages (phone numbers of commercial institutions and culture, the main federal and district services, and transport company). Information is also available on the websites of the regional phone companies. Many private United States phone numbers are not yet included in the telephone book. Some numbers are combined to form an easy to remember combinations of letters “1-800MY PIZZA”, thereby inferred the alphabetic keyboard symbols using the phone device ( the above-mentioned number will look like this: 1-800-697 – 4992).

The only emergency service (fire service, police and rescue) is 911. This call is free for any mobile phone. In some cities it also operates 311 phone number for all non-immediate threat to life services (municipal services, road administration, department of parks and natural reserves, local authorities) and a number of local services (tourist, guide service, roads).