29/11/20 15:31 PM IST
Context
Till now, mobile numbers were traditionally registered to series starting from “9”, and some combinations starting with “8”, “7” and “6”. Currently, with these combinations a total of 115 crore mobile numbers are available. Even though the “9” series — meaning mobile numbers starting with “9” has been fully used, those starting with other numbers overlap with certain numbering plans issued to landline phones.
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Callers in the country using landlines to make calls to mobile phones will be required to add '0' as a prefix from January 15 onward.
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Source: Indian Express
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