Public Utility Numbers
The format for public utility service phone numbers is mostly 1xx. They can be accessed from any landline, mobile or pay phone within the country.
Here is a list of the most common public utility service numbers:
- 100: Firefighters
- 101: Police
- 102: Child services
- 103: Civil defense
- 106: Coast Guard
- 107: Ambulance
- 110: Phone directory
- 112: Customer service
- 113: Official time
- 114: Phone repair service
- 115: Ring test
- 121: Phone usage info (subject to availability)
- 125: Assistance service for the hearing-impaired
- 911: Emergency (only in cities where 100, 101 and 107 have been merged into one emergency number, such as the Buenos Aires Metro Area and Buenos Aires Province)
Read more about this topic: Telephone Numbers In Argentina
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