Local, regional and long-distance toll calling areas

You may still be charged for calls in your local calling area, as they are determined by the type of plan you have selected.

• With a flat-rate plan, you can make unlimited direct-dialed local calls for a flat monthly charge
• With measured-rate or message-rate plans, you are charged for each direct-dialed call, in addition to the plan’s monthly charge

Check the Consumer Guide section of your local Verizon phone directory for the most accurate information about your calling area.

• Your local calling area is defined by your home exchange (prefix) and your LATA (Local Access Transport Area)
• This geographic area determines the numbers you can call without incurring a charge
• Your home exchange includes all the phone numbers in your local calling area

LATAs, or Local Access Transport Areas, define geographical boundaries of local telephone service networks. These boundaries are drawn by the federal government and determine which phone companies can provide local and toll service for each area.

• Your exchange numbers are the three digits immediately following the area code, as in ### 722-####. The home exchange is always part of your local calling area. However, your local calling area may include additional exchanges and surrounding communities

To call Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Turks and Caicos Islands:

    Dial 1 > then dial the 10-digit phone number.

To call other international locations, dial:

   011 + the country code + the city code (if applicable) + the phone number.

To get International Rates and Country Code information,

    Sign in to your Fios Digital Voice Account Manager > Extras.

To block international dialing using FDV, Sign in to your Fios Digital Voice Account Manager

     Administration > International Call Block.

Check the phone number for which you want to disable international dialing > Save Settings.

Note: Verizon reserves the right to block calls to certain countries if we determine such calls may be linked to fraudulent or illegal activities, or if a country places any other restrictions on internet traffic.

To add an international calling plan to your account, go online, and sign into My Verizon or utilize the My Verizon app.

Check residential international rates here.

Even if you do not add international dialing to your calling plan, you will still be able to direct-dial international locations that support the North American 10-digit dialing pattern.

Direct-dial international calls are placed in a similar manner as domestic long- distance calls.

An international phone number consists of a country code, a city code and the local exchange number.

Place an International Call:

• Dial 011
• Dial the country code
• Dial the phone number you wish to reach

Example: To call a number in France, first dial the International Dialing prefix of "011,” then the country code "33," then the phone number.

Many telecommunications companies outside the United States now impose additional fees to complete telephone calls to wireless devices. These devices include mobile phones, pagers, personal computers and personal digital assistants.

These additional fees also apply to ranges of telephone numbers for special services, as designated by the foreign telephone administration (e.g., Premium Rated Services); such special services may or may not be wireless.

To recover these additional fees, Verizon adds a mobile termination charge to all calls completed to wireless devices and special services in the affected countries.

Yes. The International Plan with City Rates offers customers discounted long-distance rates for a monthly access fee.

For a list of rates by country, see International Long-Distance Rates.

To place a call to a destination outside of the U.S. that uses 10-digit dialing, simply dial the 10-digit phone number as you would when making a domestic call.

To place a call to a destination outside of the U.S. that can't be dialed direct using 10-digit dialing, you must start with 011. Next, you must use the country code, and then the number you wish to reach.

For example, if you would like to call a number in France, dial 011, the country code 33, then the phone number.