This article details the use of telephone numbers in Austria.
There are no standard lengths for either area codes or subscribers' numbers in Austria, meaning that some subscribers' numbers may be as short as three digits. Larger towns have shorter area codes permitting longer subscriber numbers in that area. Some examples:
| Prefix | Service type |
|---|---|
| 00 | International call prefix |
| 112 | General emergency call |
| 118xxx | Directory assistance services |
| 122 | Fire |
| 133 | Police |
| 140 | Mountain rescue |
| 144 | Medical emergency |
| 147 | Telephone counselling for children (Rat auf Draht) |
| 15xx | Generic information services (time etc.) |
| 01 | Wien/Vienna |
| 0316 | Graz |
| 0463 | Klagenfurt |
| 050x | Virtual private network (VPN) |
| 0512 | Innsbruck |
| 0662 | Salzburg |
| 0650 | Cell phones (Telering) |
| 0660 | Cell phones (Drei) |
| 0664 | Cell phones (A1) |
| 0676 | Cell phones (T-Mobile) |
| 0680 | Cell phones (BoB) |
| 0681 | Cell phones (Yesss) |
| 0688 | Cell phones (Tele2) |
| 0699 | Cell phones (Orange Austria / Yesss) |
| 0718 | Internet dial-up numbers |
| 0720 | Location independent landline numbers |
| 0732 | Linz |
| 0780 | Convergent services with ENUM (VoIP) |
| 0800 | National free call |
| 00800 | International free call |
| 0804 | Internet dial-up numbers |
| 08xx | Service numbers |
| 09xx | Premium rate |
The number-assignment of the cell phones can vary, due to number portability.
- Yesss and Tele2 are using the network-infrastructure of Orange. Yesss is a discount-offer of Orange.
- BoB is a discount-offer of A1 and therefore uses its network-infrastructure.
- Since 2006 Telering is fully owned by and integrated into T-Mobile and therefore uses its network-infrastructure.
Read more about Telephone Numbers In Austria: Mobile Phone Codes, Special / Service Codes
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