Short numbers are allowed in both the 3 digits and in 4 digits forms, with a leading "9", like "981" for the fire brigade, "961" for ambulance, "955" for police or "9xxx" for various companies, including taxi, medical services, guards, information and others. Each town or county has its own special services, like firefighters, police, with the same number. The station to which these calls are directed is chosen based on location. Unlike for Bucharest, other regions use short numbers with 3 digits only, including the leading "9". These services are provided by Romtelecom, therefore the area code must be dialed before the number when calling from other network.