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India Based Mobile Numbers To Begin With 8 Now
02 Jul 2009
Department of Telecom has resorted to allot mobile numbers starting with the number 8. This is mainly due to booming mobile market in India because of which mobile operators are running out of numbers starting with 9.
A couple of months ago there was also talk of DoT considering a 11-digit numbering system.
The telecom department had come up with a 30-year numbering plan in 2003 but the fast growth in the telecom subscriber base has forced the authority to relook into its policy and consider 11-digit numbering system.
With the new numbering series being available, mobile companies are likely to auction some of the special numbers, particularly in newer rural markets although senior officials of mobile telephone companies denied these developments.
According to TRAI there are 415 million cellular subscribers, compared to 277 million during the same period last year.
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mobile numbers, india, department of telecom
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