13-digit mobile number system to be introduced in India only for machines

Soon 13-digit mobile numbers will be introduced in India specifically for machine-to-machine communication and not to mobile-to-mobile. Reports in the media, and speculation in social media resulted in fake news, where users were made to believe that their mobile numbers will be made up of 13 digits from July 2018. According to moneycontrol, the news of the DoT deciding to make all mobile numbers 13 digits started doing the rounds early morning. Moreover, the suggestion to make M2M numbering 13 digits came from the mobile operators.