Editing Telephone jack and plug (section)

== List by country or territory ==
:{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}

This list covers only single-line telephone plugs commonly used in homes and other small installations; there are 44 different variations of plugs, including an Israeli version of BS6312 with different internal wiring of the pins, plus hard wiring to a junction box with no adapter. Special telephone sets use a variety of special plugs, for example [[micro ribbon]] for [[key telephone system]]s.

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!Place
!Plug types
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||[[Albania]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Algeria]]|| [[F-010]]
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||[[Argentina]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Australia]]|| [[600 series connector|610]], [[6P2C]]
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||[[Austria]]|| [[TDO-connector|TDO]]
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||[[Barbados]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Belarus]]|| [[6P2C]], Polish national 5-pin ([[WT-4]])&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Belgium]]|| [[Tetrapolar plug]], [[6P2C]]
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||[[Bolivia]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia]]|| [[6P2C]], 3-pin plug used in countries of former [[Yugoslavia]]&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Botswana]]|| [[BS 6312]]
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||[[Brazil]]|| Telebrás plug, [[6P2C]]
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||[[Brunei]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Bulgaria]]|| [[6P2C]], Polish national 5-pin ([[WT-4]])&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Canada]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Cayman Islands]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Chile]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Mainland China|China Mainland]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Colombia]]|| [[6P2C]], 2-pin national standard<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://kropla.com/venezuela.htm
| title       = Columbia/Venezuela phone plug
| archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080413045214/http://kropla.com/venezuela.htm
| archivedate = April 13, 2008
}}</ref>
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||[[Costa Rica]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Croatia]]|| [[6P2C]], 3-pin plug used in countries of former [[Yugoslavia]]&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Cyprus]]|| [[BS 6312]], [[6P2C]]<ref group=Note>Used for [[ADSL]]</ref>
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||[[Czech Republic]]|| [[6P2C]], 4-pin national plug&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Denmark]]|| [[Danish telephone plug|3-prong national standard]], [[6P2C]]&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|newer}}
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||[[Dominican Republic]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Ecuador]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Egypt]]|| [[6P2C]]<ref group=Note>Currently the dominant plug</ref>
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||[[Estonia]]|| [[6P2C]], Polish national 5-pin ([[WT-4]])&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Faroe Islands]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Finland]]|| [[6P2C]], [[Tripolar plug]]&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[France]]|| [[F-010]], [[8P8C]]&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|RJ45}}{{r|group=Note|newer}} (since 2003)
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||[[Germany]]|| [[TAE connector|TAE]], [[8P8C]]&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|RJ45}}{{r|group=Note|ISDN}}
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||[[Gibraltar]]|| [[BS 6312]]
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||[[Greece]]|| [[6P2C]],<ref group=Note>Although other types can also be found</ref> Bipolar plug&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Hong Kong]]|| [[6P2C]],&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|newer}} [[BS 6312]]
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||[[Hungary]]|| [[6P2C]], legacy 3 and 5-prong national standard<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.szetszedtem.hu/399telefonkonnektor/regifele.htm
| title       = Régiféle telefonkonnektor
| trans-title = Old-school telephone connectors
| lang        = hu
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url         = https://telefonmuzeum.hu/picture.php?/578/category/kiegeszitok
| title       = CB35 fali aljzat
| trans-title = CB35 wall connector
| lang        = hu
}}</ref>

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||[[Iceland]]|| [[6P2C]], [[SS 455 15 50]]&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[India]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Indonesia]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Iran]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]|| [[6P2C]], [[8P8C]],&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|RJ45}}<ref group=Note>Used for ISDN, Digital PBX, and office systems</ref> 
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||[[Israel]]|| [[BS 6312]] but wired differently from the British Standard, [[6P2C]]
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||[[Italy]]|| [[6P2C]], [[Tripolar plug]],&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}} BTicino-2021
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||[[Japan]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[South Korea|Korea, Republic of]]|| 6-pin modular ([[6P4C]] or [[6P2C]]), 8-pin modular ([[8P8C]]) or 3-position weatherproof connector in accord with TIA-1096-A.<ref group=Note>Legal regulation</ref> 4-prong connector <ref group=Note>The old standard ruled out after 2002 but still used widely.</ref>
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||[[Latvia]]|| [[6P2C]], Polish national 5-pin ([[WT-4]])&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Lithuania]]|| [[6P2C]], Polish national 5-pin ([[WT-4]])&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Liechtenstein]]|| [[Reichle & De-Massari|Reichle-connector]], 4-pin Swiss telephone plugs&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Luxembourg]]|| [[6P2C]], 4-pin Luxembourgish telephone plug&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Malaysia]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Malta]]|| [[BS 6312]], [[6P2C]]&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|newer}}
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||[[Mauritius]]|| [[F-010]]
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||[[Mexico]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Montenegro]]|| [[6P2C]], 3-pin plug used in countries of former [[Yugoslavia]]&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Morocco]]|| [[F-010]], [[6P2C]]
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||[[Myanmar]]|| [[BS 6312]]
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||[[Netherlands]]|| [[6P2C]], {{ill|PTT plug|wd=Q134582876|s=1|v=sup}}
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||[[Nigeria]]||[[6P2C]]
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||[[New Zealand]]|| [[BS 6312]], [[6P2C]],{{r|group=Note|newer}} [[8P8C]]&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|RJ45}}{{r|group=Note|newer}}
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||[[North Macedonia]]|| [[6P2C]], 3-pin plug used in countries of former [[Yugoslavia]]&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Norway]]|| [[8P8C]],&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|RJ45}}{{r|group=Note|newer}}<ref group=Note>Same plug used for POTS, ISDN and LAN</ref> [[Tripolar plug]],&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}} [[:Image:Telephone plugs Norway.jpg|6-prong national standard]]<ref group=Note>For local battery telephones, not used since approximately 1980</ref>
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||[[Pakistan]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Panama]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Peru]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Philippines]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Poland]]|| [[6P2C]], Polish national 5-pin ([[WT-4]]) coupled with 6P2C socket&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Portugal]]|| [[6P2C]]<ref group=Note>Also known as R.I.T.A.</ref>
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||[[Romania]]|| [[6P2C]], 3-pin triangular plug similar to the Italian [[Tripolar plug]],<ref group=Note>Rarely used today</ref> 5-pin R.S.-79.809<ref group=Note>Same as the Polish [[WT-4]]</ref>{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Russia]]|| [[6P2C]], Polish national 5-pin ([[WT-4]])&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Senegal]]|| [[F-010]]
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||[[Serbia]]|| [[6P2C]], 3-pin plug used in countries of former [[Yugoslavia]]&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Singapore]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Slovenia]]|| [[6P2C]], 3-pin plug used in countries of former [[Yugoslavia]]&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Slovakia]]|| [[6P2C]], 4-pin national plug&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[South Africa]]|| [[6P2C]], [[Protea (telephone)|Protea]], [[8P8C]]&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|RJ45}}{{r|group=Note|ISDN}}
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||[[Spain]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Sri Lanka]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Sweden]]|| [[SS 455 15 50]], [[6P2C]]
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||[[Switzerland]]|| [[Reichle & De-Massari|Reichle-connector]], 4-pin plugs&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Taiwan]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Thailand]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Trinidad and Tobago]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Turkey]]|| [[6P2C]], [[Tripolar plug]]&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Tunisia]]|| [[6P2C]], [[F-010]]&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Ukraine]]|| [[6P2C]], Polish national 5-pin ([[WT-4]])&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[United Arab Emirates]]|| [[BS 6312]]
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||[[United Kingdom]]|| [[BS 6312]], [[6P2C]]<ref group=Note>Used for [[ADSL]] modem lines in [[British telephone sockets]]</ref>
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||[[United States]]|| [[6P2C]] and other [[Registered jack]]s, 4-pin [[Bell System]] plugs&nbsp;{{r|group=Note|older}}
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||[[Uruguay]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[USSR]] (history)|| Polish national 5-pin ([[WT-4]])
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||[[Venezuela]]|| [[6P2C]]
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||[[Zimbabwe]]|| [[BS 6312]], [[6P2C]]
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{{reflist|group=Note|refs=
<ref name="older">Used in older installations</ref>
<ref name="newer">Used in newer installations</ref>
<ref name="RJ45">Often, although incorrectly referred to as "RJ45"</ref>
<ref name="ISDN">Used for [[ISDN]]</ref>
}}