Calling South Africa

Calling South Africa has never been easier than it is now. Calling South Africa is now a matter of knowing the ISD codes of the places one wants to reach. Calling South Africa has also become more comfortable due to the calling cards which allow people to make direct calls to the places around the world.

Infrastructure of Telecoms South Africa

South Africa could brag the biggest and most advanced telecommunications network in Africa, including the latest in wireless, fixed-line, cellular and satellite technology. South Africa has nearly 5 million fixed line and over fourteen million mobile phone subscribers.

Service Providers of South Africa

Telkom, a public sector undertaking, the lone licensed provider of public switched telecommunications services is naturally the biggest player in the telecoms sector. Cellular services are currently provided by three licensed operators: MTN (Mobile Telephone Network),Vodacom and Cell C are the only three cellular services, which run the GSM cellular system in South Africa. Eskom and Parastatals Transtel are the sole organizations in South Africa that sustain private telecoms networks. Satellite communications users are Telkom, Transtel and Sentech.

Procedure for Calling South Africa

Calling South Africa requires one to dial the exit country code added to the country code of South Africa which is 27 plus the area code of the particular city or region and finally the number one is trying to reach.