Hello TT Readers !! Hope the New Year has been treating you all well?
Here is the latest version of our ever-popular MOBILE CODES LIST.
Same has been updated to include the following :
(a) Landline STD codes : These are codes starting with 7xxx & 8xxx that, at first glance, could be mistaken for a mobile call… however when checked is actually an STD call.
(b) Tele-Marketeers codes added : now, easily know from where / which operator a Tele-Marketeer has called you (ie. ’1409xx’ series allotted to TMs)
(b)Partial Mobile Codes : with number series already become a scarce resource, the DoT (Department of Telecommunication) has decided to allocate “partial series” to operators (eg: 8729x, 8743x etc) while previously full series were released to operators (eg: 87290/1/2/3/4…9, 87430/1/2/3/4…9).
(c)Shared Mobile Codes : in continuation of the scarce number series availability, the DoT has further divided its numbers among operators (eg: ’8585′ would belong to both Airtel (Kolkata) as well as Vodafone (Delhi)).
PD January 12, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Kudos, DB for updation useful info !
DB January 12, 2012 at 6:53 pm
@ FIRSTONNET – thank you for the encouragement, it helps entire TEAM TT keep motivayed to bring you the latest in Telecom!!
Firstonnet January 12, 2012 at 11:27 am
Very important information!Dear DB thanks for valuable info.
Kaushik January 12, 2012 at 12:11 am
+1
Merc January 11, 2012 at 9:18 pm
TRAI should suggest 11 digit mobile numbers, by adding 9 to existing mobile number. that will clear confusion between mobile and landline number
Kaushik Biswas January 11, 2012 at 8:30 pm
@DB
My response was specifically due to this part in the writeup ~ “…however when checked is actually an STD call” – that’s why I said, not necessarily “actually an STD call” and also its written “could be mistaken for a mobile call” so I said, there are actual mobile codes with 7xxx and 8xxx
M@yur January 11, 2012 at 6:31 pm
@Abhijit
And bsnl also 7588
Abhijit January 11, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Okk…Thanks for the guidance…
DB January 11, 2012 at 2:09 pm
@ KAUSHIK
@ ABHIJIT
I have not gone into specifics as both 7xxx and 8xxx exist for landline as well as mobile codes. With so many variants its not possible to include all in the write up – for the details any one can refer to the Excel on the site !
Abhijit January 11, 2012 at 2:01 pm
In Maharashtra circle also 7507 is series of Vodafone and 8xxx is now common mobile series after 9xxx…
Kaushik Biswas January 11, 2012 at 1:22 pm
7xxx may not necessarily be STD as Idea Cellular has 7890 series in prepaid in the Kolkata circle and Vodafone has 8xxx like 8697 in the same Kolkata circle.
Saurabh gupta January 11, 2012 at 1:03 pm
That will create more confusion we will not be able to know which no is local no and which is std and also confusion with operator also(just like cases with MNP) one series should belong to one operator only if not then atleast for same circle