Telephone communications within China is good and getting better as the national system upgrades to fiber optic cable. Direct long-distance dials (DDD) and International calls (IDD) can be made from hotel rooms or roadside telephone kiosks. When making a domestic call, visitors should dial the domestic prefix 0 plus area code and the number. When making an international call, just dial the international prefix 00, plus country code, area code and number. International Direct Dial (IDD) telephone service is available from almost any telephone in the major cities, hotels and phone centers in secondary cities. IDD calls have a six-second minimum charge. The rate is 0.80 yuan per six seconds. All long distance phone calls made between 21:00 and 07:00 the next morning only pay half the daytime price.

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