Q155887: How to Change International Dialing Access Codes

Article: Q155887
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv
Last Modified: 02-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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Since the release of the Windows Telephony (TAPI) software development kit (SDK)
for Windows 3.1 in November, 1993, there have been changes in the telephone
dialing procedures used in several countries/regions. In addition, some
countries/regions have changed country/region codes, new countries/regions have
come into existence, and other changes have occurred. TAPI obtains information
related to countries/regions and dialing rules from the [Countries] section of
the Telephon.ini file in the Windows folder. You must update the Telephon.ini
file in the Windows folder in order to use the most recent information
available.

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There is an entry in the [Countries] section of the Telephon.ini file for each
country/region. For example, Singapore has the following entry:

  Country65=65,66,"Singapore","G","","001EFG"

The sections in this entry are described below:

- "Country65" identifies the entry in the country/region list. The "65" after
  the word "Country" is the country/region code ID (identifier), which must be
  unique in the list (and, for most countries, is usually the same as the
  country/region code). For example, the "65" here is for Singapore. If you
  needed to change the access code for the United States, you would use
  "Country1."

- The "65" to the right of the equal sign is the country/region code for
  Singapore. "66" is the next number in the sequence of country/region codes.
  This second number may or may not be contiguous, but it must be correct.

- "Singapore" is the country/region name in this example.

- "G" is the local dialing rules. This indicates that local dialing requires
  only the local number.

- "" represents the long distance dialing rules. In Singapore, there are no
  long distance calls; therefore, there are no dialing rules for long distance.
  In the United States, this would be "1FG" indicating a 1, the area code, and
  a local number.

- "001EFG" represents the dialing rules for international dialing. 001 is the
  international dialing access number for the country/region. "EFG? represents
  the country/region code, area code, and local number for the number being
  dialed.

NOTE: Localized versions of Windows (for languages other than English) need the
same entries in the Telephon.ini file. The only part of the entry that is
localized is the name of the country/region.

To update your Telephon.ini file to contain the latest country/region information
and dialing rules, follow these steps:

1. Create a backup copy of the Telephon.ini file by copying it to another name
  (such as Telephon.sav).

2. Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to open the Telephon.ini file in the
  Windows folder.

3. Delete the [Countries] section of the file, including the [Countries] header
  and all the "Country/Region" lines below it.

4. Insert the following [Countries] section into the Telephon.ini file and then
  save and close the file:

  [Countries]
  Country1=1,101,"United States of America","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country101=1,102,"Anguilla","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country102=1,103,"Antigua","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country103=1,104,"Bahamas","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country104=1,105,"Barbados","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country105=1,106,"Bermuda","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country106=1,107,"British Virgin Islands","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country107=1,108,"Canada","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country108=1,109,"Cayman Islands","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country109=1,110,"Dominica","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country110=1,111,"Dominican Republic","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country111=1,112,"Grenada","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country112=1,113,"Jamaica","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country113=1,114,"Montserrat","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country114=1,115,"Nevis","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country115=1,116,"St. Kitts","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country116=1,117,"St. Vincent and the Grenadines","G"," 1FG","0EFG"
  Country117=1,118,"Trinidad and Tobago","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country118=1,120,"Turks and Caicos Islands","G"," 1FG","0EFG"
  Country120=1,121,"Barbuda","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country121=1,122,"Puerto Rico","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country122=1,123,"Saint Lucia","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country123=1,124,"United States Virgin Islands","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country124=1,20,"Guam","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country 20=20,212,"Egypt","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country212=212,213,"Morocco","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country213=213,216,"Algeria","G","0FG","00,EFG"
  Country216=216,218,"Tunisia","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country218=218,220,"Libya","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country220=220,221,"Gambia","G","","00EFG"
  Country221=221,222,"Senegal Republic","G","","00EFG"
  Country222=222,223,"Mauritania","G","","00EFG"
  Country223=223,224,"Mali","G","","00EFG"
  Country224=224,225,"Guinea","G","","00EFG"
  Country225=225,226,"Cote d?Ivoire ","G","","00EFG"
  Country226=226,227,"Burkina Faso","G","","00EFG"
  Country227=227,228,"Niger","G","","00EFG"
  Country228=228,229,"Togo","G","","00EFG"
  Country229=229,230,"Benin","G","","00EFG"
  Country230=230,231,"Mauritius","G","","00EFG"
  Country231=231,232,"Liberia","G","","0EFG"
  Country232=232,233,"Sierra Leone","G","IG","00EFG"
  Country233=233,234,"Ghana","G","","00EFG"
  Country234=234,235,"Nigeria","G","0FG","009EFG"
  Country235=235,236,"Chad","G","","15EFG"
  Country236=236,237,"Central African Republic","G","","19EFG"
  Country237=237,238,"Cameroon","G","","00EFG"
  Country238=238,239,"Cape Verde Islands","G","","0EFG"
  Country239=239,240,"Sao Tome and Principe","G","","00EFG"
  Country240=240,241,"Equatorial Guinea","G","","00EFG"
  Country241=241,242,"Gabon","G","","00EFG"
  Country242=242,243,"Congo","G","","00EFG"
  Country244=244,245,"Angola","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country245=245,246,"Guinea-Bissau","G","","099EFG"
  Country246=246,247,"Diego Garcia","G","","00EFG"
  Country247=247,248,"Ascension Island","G","","01EFG"
  Country248=248,249,"Seychelle Islands","G","","00EFG"
  Country249=249,250,"Sudan","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country250=250,251,"Rwanda","G","","00EFG"
  Country251=251,252,"Ethiopia","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country252=252,253,"Somalia","G","","19,EFG"
  Country253=253,254,"Djibouti","G","","00EFG"
  Country254=254,255,"Kenya","G","0FG","000EFG"
  Country255=255,256,"Tanzania","G","0FG","0900EFG"
  Country256=256,257,"Uganda","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country257=257,258,"Burundi","G","","90EFG"
  Country258=258,260,"Mozambique","G","","00EFG"
  Country260=260,261,"Zambia","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country261=261,262,"Madagascar","G","","16EFG"
  Country262=262,263,"Reunion Island","G","","19EFG"
  Country263=263,264,"Zimbabwe","G","1FG","110EFG"
  Country264=264,265,"Namibia","G","0FG","09EFG"
  Country265=265,266,"Malawi","G","","101EFG"
  Country266=266,267,"Lesotho","G","","00EFG"
  Country267=267,268,"Botswana","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country268=268,269,"Swaziland","G","","00EFG"
  Country269=269,2691,"Mayotte Island","G","","10EFG"
  Country2691=269,27,"Comoros","G","","10EFG"
  Country27=27,290,"South Africa","G","0FG","09EFG"
  Country290=290,291,"St. Helena","G","","01EFG"
  Country291=291,297,"Eritrea","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country297=297,298,"Aruba","G","","00EFG"
  Country298=298,299,"Faeroe Islands","G","","009EFG"
  Country299=299,30,"Greenland","G","","009EFG"
  Country30=30,31,"Greece","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country31=31,32,"Netherlands","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country32=32,33,"Belgium","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country33=33,34,"France","0FG","0FG","00EFG"
  Country34=34,350,"Spain","G","9FG","07,EFG"
  Country350=350,351,"Gibraltar","G","","00EFG"
  Country351=351,352,"Portugal","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country352=352,353,"Luxembourg","G","","00EFG"
  Country353=353,354,"Ireland","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country354=354,355,"Iceland","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country355=355,356,"Albania","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country356=356,357,"Malta","G","","00EFG"
  Country357=357,358,"Cyprus","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country358=358,359,"Finland","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country359=359,36,"Bulgaria","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country36=36,370,"Hungary","G"," 06,FG","00EFG"
  Country370=370,371,"Lithuania","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
  Country371=371,372,"Latvia","G"," 8,FG","00EFG"
  Country372=372,373,"Estonia","G"," 8,2IG","8,00EFG"
  Country373=373,374,"Moldova","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
  Country374=374,375,"Armenia","G"," 8,IG","8,10EFG"
  Country375=375,376,"Belarus","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
  Country376=376,377,"Andorra","G","","00EFG"
  Country377=377,378,"Monaco","G","","00EFG"
  Country378=378,379,"San Marino","G","0IG","00EFG"
  Country379=39,380,"Vatican City","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country380=380,381,"Ukraine","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
  Country381=381,385,"Yugoslavia","G","0FG","99EFG"
  Country385=385,386,"Croatia","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country386=386,387,"Slovenia","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country387=387,389,"Bosnia and Herzegovina","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country389=389,39,"F.Y.R.O.M. (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)",
"G","0FG","99EFG"
  Country39=39,40,"Italy","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country40=40,41,"Romania","G"," 0FG","00EFG"
  Country41=41,4175,"Switzerland","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country4175=4175,420,"Liechtenstein","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country420=420,421,"Czech Republic","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country421=421,43,"Slovak Republic","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country43=43,44,"Austria","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country44=44,45,"United Kingdom","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country45=45,46,"Denmark","G","","00EFG"
  Country46=46,47,"Sweden","G","0FG","009EFG"
  Country47=47,48,"Norway","G","","00EFG"
  Country48=48,49,"Poland","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country49=49,500,"Germany","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country500=500,501,"Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)","G","","0EFG"
  Country501=501,502,"Belize","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country502=502,503,"Guatemala","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country503=503,504,"El Salvador","G","","0EFG"
  Country504=504,505,"Honduras","G","","00EFG"
  Country505=505,506,"Nicaragua","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country506=506,507,"Costa Rica","G","","00EFG"
  Country507=507,508,"Panama","G","","00EFG"
  Country508=508,509,"St. Pierre and Miquelon","G","","19,EFG"
  Country509=509,51,"Haiti","G","","00EFG"
  Country51=51,52,"Peru","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country52=52,53,"Mexico","G"," 00FG","01EFG"
  Country53=53,5399,"Cuba","G","0FG","119EFG"
  Country5399=53,54,"Guantanamo Bay","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country54=54,55,"Argentina","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country55=55,56,"Brazil","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country56=56,57,"Chile","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country57=57,58,"Colombia","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country58=58,590,"Venezuela","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country590=590,5901,"Guadeloupe","G","","19,EFG"
  Country5901=590,591,"French Antilles","G","","19,EFG"
  Country591=591,592,"Bolivia","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country592=592,593,"Guyana","G","0FG","001EFG"
  Country593=593,594,"Ecuador","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country594=594,595,"French Guiana","G","","19,EFG"
  Country595=595,596,"Paraguay","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country596=596,597,"Martinique","G","","19,EFG"
  Country597=597,598,"Suriname","G","","00EFG"
  Country598=598,599,"Uruguay","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country599=599,60,"Netherlands Antilles","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country60=60,61,"Malaysia","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country61=61,6101,"Australia","G"," 0FG","0011EFG"
  Country6101=61,62,"Cocos-Keeling Islands","G"," 0FG","00EFG"
  Country62=62,63,"Indonesia","G","0FG","001EFG"
  Country63=63,64,"Philippines","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country64=64,65,"New Zealand","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country65=65,66,"Singapore","G","","001EFG"
  Country66=66,670,"Thailand","G","0FG","001EFG"
  Country670=670,6701,"Saipan Island","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country6701=670,6702,"Rota Island","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country6702=670,672,"Tinian Island","G"," 1FG","011EFG"
  Country672=672,6721,"Christmas Island","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country6721=672,6722,"Australian Antarctic Territory","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country6722=672,673,"Norfolk Island","G","","0101EFG"
  Country673=673,674,"Brunei","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country674=674,675,"Nauru","G","","115EFG"
  Country675=675,676,"Papua New Guinea","G","","05EFG"
  Country676=676,677,"Tonga","G","","00EFG"
  Country677=677,678,"Solomon Islands","G","","00EFG"
  Country678=678,679,"Vanuatu","G","","00EFG"
  Country679=679,680,"Fiji Islands","G","","05EFG"
  Country680=680,681,"Palau","G","","00EFG"
  Country681=681,682,"Wallis and Futuna Islands","G","","19,EFG"
  Country682=682,683,"Cook Islands","G","","00EFG"
  Country683=683,684,"Niue","G","","00EFG"
  Country684=684,685,"American Samoa","G","","00EFG"
  Country685=685,686,"Samoa","G","","0EFG"
  Country686=686,687,"Kiribati Republic","G","","00EFG"
  Country687=687,688,"New Caledonia","G","","00EFG"
  Country688=688,689,"Tuvalu","G","","00EFG"
  Country689=689,690,"French Polynesia","G","","00EFG"
  Country690=690,691,"Tokelau","G","","00EFG"
  Country691=691,692,"Micronesia, Federated States of","G","","011EFG"
  Country692=692,7,"Marshall Islands","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country7=7,705,"Russia","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
  Country705=7,706,"Kazakhstan","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
  Country706=7,708,"Kyrgyz Republic","G"," 8WFG","00EFG"
  Country708=7,711,"Tajikistan","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
  Country711=7,800,"Uzbekistan","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
  Country800=800,81,"International Freephone Service","",",""
  Country81=81,82,"Japan","G","0FG","001EFG"
  Country82=82,84,"Korea (Republic of)","G","0FG","001EFG"
  Country84=84,850,"Vietnam","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country850=850,852,"Korea (North)","G","","00EFG"
  Country852=852,853,"Hong Kong SAR","G","","001EFG"
  Country853=853,855,"Macau SAR","G","","00EFG"
  Country855=855,856,"Cambodia","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country856=856,86,"Laos","G","","14EFG"
  Country86=86,870,"China","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country870=870,871,"INMARSAT","00EFG#","00EFG#","00EFG#"
  Country871=871,872,"INMARSAT (Atlantic-East)","00EFG#","00EFG#","00EFG#"
  Country872=872,873,"INMARSAT (Pacific)","00EFG#","00EFG#","00EFG#"
  Country873=873,874,"INMARSAT (Indian)","00EFG#","00EFG#","00EFG#"
  Country874=874,880,"INMARSAT (Atlantic-West)","00EFG#","00EFG#","00EFG#"
  Country880=880,886,"Bangladesh","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country886=886,90,"Taiwan","G","0FG","002EFG"
  Country90=90,91,"Turkey","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country91=91,92,"India","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country92=92,93,"Pakistan","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country93=93,94,"Afghanistan","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country94=94,95,"Sri Lanka","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country95=95,960,"Myanmar","G","","0EFG"
  Country960=960,961,"Maldives","G","","00EFG"
  Country961=961,962,"Lebanon","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country962=962,963,"Jordan","G","FG","00EFG"
  Country963=963,964,"Syria","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country964=964,965,"Iraq","G","FG","00EFG"
  Country965=965,966,"Kuwait","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country966=966,967,"Saudi Arabia","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country967=967,968,"Yemen","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country968=968,971,"Oman","G","","00EFG"
  Country971=971,972,"United Arab Emirates","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country972=972,973,"Israel","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country973=973,974,"Bahrain","G","","0EFG"
  Country974=974,975,"Qatar","G","","0EFG"
  Country975=975,976,"Bhutan","G","","00EFG"
  Country976=976,977,"Mongolia","G","0FG","00EFG"
  Country977=977,98,"Nepal","G","","00EFG"
  Country 98=98,993,"Iran","G","FG","00EFG"
  Country993=993,994,"Turkmenistan","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
  Country994=994,995,"Azerbaijan","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"
  Country995=995,0,"Georgia","G"," 8WFG","8W10EFG"

  NOTE: Each "Country<n>..." statement should be on one line. For example,
  "Country389..." is on two lines above due to a lack of space. Please remove
  the extra carriage return when you replace your [Countries] section.

For additional information about changing the international access codes in
Windows 95, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q142328 Windows 95 - How to Change International Dialing Access Codes

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 telephon ini

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