Calling Australia from the United States explained:
- 011 - US exit code; have to be dialed first for all international calls made from the US/Canada number plan
- 61 - international country code for Australia
- US to Australia international dialing format : 011 + 61 + area code + individual phone number
Area Codes:
| Adelaide | 8 |
Darwin | 8 |
Perth | 8 |
| Brisbane | 7 |
Hobart | 3 |
Sydney | 2 |
| Canberra | 2 |
Melbourne | 3 |
Neighbors of country:
Information about country:
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the mainland of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous other islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the north-east, and New Zealand to the south-east.
Telecommunications is currently dominated by previously goverment owned Telstra. Other telecommunications providers include Optus (owned by Singapore Telecommunications), AAPT and Powertel (both owned by Telecom New Zealand), Soul (SP Telemedia), Vodafone and Hutchison 3G (3 Mobile). The sector is in a state of rapid development and changes.
Section 51(v) of the Australian Constitution gives the national government power over all postal, telegraphic, telephonic and 'other like services'. The phrase 'and other like services' has empowered the federal government to expand its legislative power with technological developments over time, such as into radio, television and now the internet.