New mobile
number in India will be soon of 13 digits long and if reports are to be
believed the plan will be implemented from July 1, 2018.
According to
reports, mobile numbers of the existing subscribers will also be transitioned
to the new 13 digits protocol.
“It is decided
that 13-digit M2M (Machine-to-machine) numbering plan will be implemented from
July 1, 2018,” a source was quoted as saying in a news reports.
A directive by
Department of Telecom has already been issued to all the states in this regard
and
Bharat Sanchar
Nigam Limited (BSNL) has reportedly sent a missive to its partners ZTE
Telecom and Nokia Solutions Networks directing them to ensure that network
elements including IT and other relevant systems are aligned with 13-digit
numbering from M2M SIMs before 1st July 2018.
The telecom
operator also said that migration of 10-digit M2M numbers to 13 digits will
start latest by October 1, 2018 and shall be completed by December 31, 2018.
According to sources,
the decision in this regard was taken in a meeting recently held in Delhi. In
the meeting the issues was raised that there are no more options left to issue
new 10 digit mobiles numbers following which it was decided to switch to 13
digit pattern.
Interestingly,
it will make India the country with the longest mobile numbers as China is the
only country having 11 digit mobile numbers, not counting the area code.
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