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Why Is Argentina's Telephone Prefix +54?

Summary by Billiken
When someone calls an Argentine number from another country, they have to mark a particular code: the +54. It is an entrance door that connects the whole country with the rest of the world. But, although we use it all the time, few people know why Argentina has that number and not another. The telephone prefix is not a random number. It is part of an international system designed decades ago to organize communications around the planet. And the …
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When someone calls an Argentine number from another country, they have to mark a particular code: the +54. It is an entrance door that connects the whole country with the rest of the world. But, although we use it all the time, few people know why Argentina has that number and not another. The telephone prefix is not a random number. It is part of an international system designed decades ago to organize communications around the planet. And the …

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Billiken broke the news in on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
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