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Foreign Students
Telecommunications system of the ROK
Telephone
- One can use a mobile phone; landline phone; Internet phone; and public phone.
- There are several telephone operators, and they offer a wide selection of products.
- When making a local call, one should first dial the telephone exchange number and then the telephone number (area code for a mobile phone call), and when making a long-distance call, first dial the area code and then exchange number and telephone number. For an international call, first dial the service provider code (for instance, 001 or 002) and the country code and telephone number.

※ The area codes of the ROK are as follows:

Region

Area code

Region

Area code

Seoul

02

Busan

051

Gyeonggi

031

Ulsan

052

Incheon

032

Daegu

053

Gangwon

033

North Gyeongsang

054

South Chungcheong

041

South Gyeongsang

055

Daejeon

042

Gwangju

062

North Chungcheong

043

North Jeolla

063

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Jeju

064

High-speed Internet service
- High-speed Internet service is available by wireline LAN or wireless LAN service. They are comparable in terms of connection speed, etc.
- There are several high-speed Internet service operators that offer a wide selection of products.