India's population is the second largest in the world, after China, with more than a billion residents. Its telecom system is one of the fastest growing in the world, according to the CIA's “The World Fact Book.” The CIA says 50 percent of India’s population has a phone, 100 percent in urban areas, as of 2010, and the number of subscribers was growing by 20 million per month. As of June 2010, India had 545 million mobile phone subscribers. Phone customers in the U.S. can dial numbers in India directly.
Dial the U.S. exit code of "011" into your phone. You must dial this exit number to place an international call to India from the United States.
Enter "91" into your phone. This is India's country code.
Punch in the 10-digit phone number in India you wish to call from the United States. If you are calling a landline, it may have an area code that begins with a zero. Omit the zero and dial the 10 remaining digits.
Wait for the phone to ring and someone on the end of the line to answer your call so you can proceed with your conversation.
