Calling Instructions for making long-distance overseas phone calls to Italy from overseas:

1) Look for the lowest telephone call rate for Italy, from the Telephone Call Charges Sheet.

2) Dial the International Dial out code of your country (eg: from UK - 00)

    00 + 39 + City Area Code + Local number

If you have to make a telephone call from Italy you will need to dial italy-exit-code (eg: italy-exit-code 44 for UK).

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The actual date and time in Rome, Italy can be found at Time in Rome.

Italy’s standard time is 1 Hour away from Greenwich Mean Time/ UTC.

Italy utilises Daylight Time Saving.

Telephone area codes in Italy are frequently identified as Numbering Plan Areas (NPAs). It was once named STD codes in Italy.

These phone area codes are crucial only when calling from outside the telephone code area. Then again it is vital when making a telephone calls from the mobile phones.

Phone area codes or city codes in Italy commonly reveal geographical areas within Italy which can be covered by hundreds of telephone exchanges.

The telephone area code in Italy is normally preceded in the dial string by the Italian country code or the international access code for Italy ("39").

Phone Area codes in Italy tend to be quoted along with the country access code for Italy.