India to have 11-digit mobile numbers next year
India will face a ’number crunch’ by the middle of next year. With a swelling subscriber base in the country, the Department of Telecommunications and Cellular Operators Association of India are fast looking at other options, including the use of 11-digit mobile numbers. Rajan Mathews, director general of the COAI was quoted as saying, “There might be a serious problem if a new series of numbers are not brought in by the middle of next year. We are theoretically reaching the limit of existing number sets with a subscriber base of one billion.” It is sure going to be difficult to remember that Elaborating further on the process, Mathews shared that the numbers are assigned to operators in batches, depending the size of subscriber base and how well the existing number sets are put to use. He explains that a batch system is the one used, since it helps keep away chaos arising because of the different kinds phone numbers flooding the market.
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