Placing Long Distance and International Calls
When making long distance or international calls, a subscriber may choose either of two providers: Pre-Select or Hot-Choice. If a subscriber prefers Pre-Select, he calls a prescribed free number (8-800-333-0990 for MTT or 8-800-100-2525 RT) and signs up initially for service. He may also sign a statement at the phone company indicating his choice of provider. With this provider, the prefixes and dialing procedures for non-local calls are the ones currently in use. The default regulation in Moscow is Hot-Choice (not available yet on all exchanges; regional operators apply their own regulation depending on availability). Available operators are:
- Rostelekom (RT)
- Mezhregionalnyi TranzitTelekom (MTT)
- Golden Telecom (Sovintel (GT))—not active on consumer market
- TransTelekom (TTK)—not active on consumer market
- Orange—not active on consumer market
- Comstar—only active in Moscow
- Arctel—not active on consumer market
- Synterra—not active on consumer market
The dialing pattern for Hot-Choice subscribers is different. After dialing "8", the subscriber waits for a tone and then dials the operator code (OC) either for a long distance call or an international call.
| Operator | Long distance call code | International call code |
|---|---|---|
| RT | 55 | 10 |
| MTT | 53 | 58 |
| GT | 51 | 56 |
| TTK | 52 | 57 |
| Orange | 54 | 59 |
| Arctel | 21 | 26 |
| Synterra | 22 | 27 |
| Comstar | 23 | 28 |
Read more about this topic: Telephone Numbers In Russia
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