MOBILE NOS STARTING WITH ‘8′, SOON
Mobile users across the country would soon see new mobile numbers, maybe as early as end of August 2009. While earlier reports indicated that all mobile users would be converted to a 11-digit numbering scheme (11 DIGIT MOBILE NUMBERS FROM 2010) latest updates indicate that 10-digit numbers would continue for more years to come.
While the DOT has almost exhausted its supply of available number series -
all levels from 90 / 91 / 95 / 96 / 97 / 98 / 99 have been allotted to various operators (and levels 92 / 93 / 94 reserved for Tata Indicom / Reliance Mobile / BSNL respectively) the new level “8″ would ensure that there are plentty of new numbering options available, with the existing 10-digit numbering framework. In short, the number “8″ would be introduced which would exist along with today’s mobile numbers starting with “9″.
Upcoming new “8″ level codes:
| Code | Operator | Circle |
| 8000 | Reliance GSM | Gujarat |
| 8001 | Vodafone | West Bengal |
| 8002 | Airtel | Bihar |
| 8003 | Airtel | Rajasthan |
| 8004 | BSNL | Uttar Pradesh (E) |
| 8005 | BSNL | Uttar Pradesh (E) |
| 8006 | Vodafone | Uttar Pradesh (W) |
| 8007 | Vodafone | Maharashtra – Goa |
| 8008 | Airtel | Andhra Pradesh |
| 8009 | Airtel | Uttar Pradesh (E) |
| 8010 | Reliance GSM | Delhi |
| 8011 | Airtel | Assam |
| 8012 | Aircel | Tamil Nadu |
| 8013 | Aircel | Kolkata |
| 8014 | Aircel | North East |
| 8015 | Tata DoCoMo | Tamil Nadu |
| 8016 | Airtel | West Bengal |
| 8017 | Vodafone | Kolkata |
| 8018 | Airtel | Orissa |
| 8019 | Tata DoCoMo | Andhra Pradesh |
| 8050 | Tata DoCoMo | Karnataka |
To share an example: the old numbers 9xxxx-xxxxx would exist as well as new numbers 8xxxx-xxxxx. What does it entail? Well for starters those in search of VIP numbers can look forward to lots of new possibilities … Good news for telecom companies too as they can look forward to additional revenues in the form of “Premium Number” charges for VIP numbers!
Stay tuned to Telecom Talk for more updates.
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note no landline number starts with 8 so it wont create any probs…… 802,803,804,806 are not possible@saket
@naren
NAREN its not about landline numbers … its about STD CODE + LANDLINE numbers
Bangalore landline nos are 080-2xxx-xxxx, 080-3xxx-xxxx, 080-4xxx-xxxx & 080-6xxx-xxxx. Hence the levels 802/803/804/806 cannot be issued for mobiles as persons calling from other states to those numbers would face issues as the calls may be routed to the Bangalore landlines (instead of mobiles) and THAT would create probs !
>>note no landline number starts with 8 so it wont create any probs……
@saket
SAKET I guess the only persons who can answer your query would be the DOT as all series are issues by them, that too on a logic best known to them!
>>how 8080 came to rcom maharashta??
@DADA
DADA .. most MSC (switches) of mobile networks connect to the 1st possible sequence. So if you dial 0-80234-56789 AND 080-2345-6789 it would ring on only ONE… here as both nos are 08023456789 the one 1st allocated (BSNL Lanldine) would ring, the second one would not .. this is why no 802/803/804/806 series mobiles can exist!
>>Seems very2 interesting.Mob no(0)80234-56789 & one bangaluruan land line number (080)2345-6789.if I make a call that number from nagpur will phone number will be ring???
how do dial a karnataka airtel no starting with 8.
i am dialing from maharashtra landline no, it says number does not exist.
Please let me know the format of dialing the airtel no. starting with 8