Callers to Now Prefix '0' for All Calls from Landlines to Mobile Phones from January 1
4 years, 1 month ago

Callers to Now Prefix '0' for All Calls from Landlines to Mobile Phones from January 1

News 18  

Callers will soon be required to add ‘0’ prefix for making calls from landlines to mobile phones in the country, with the telecom department asking telcos to make necessary arrangements by January 1 to implement the new system. The Department of Telecom in a circular on `modification of dialling pattern from fixed line numbers to cellular mobile numbers’ said in order to ensure adequate numbering resources for fixed line and mobile services, Trai’s recommendations dated May 29, 2020 have been accepted by the Department. Suitable announcement may be fed in the fixed line switches to apprise the fixed line subscribers about the requirement of dialling the prefix ‘0’ for all fixed-to-mobile calls,” DoT said in a circular dated November 20. It is pertinent to mention here that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in May this year had recommended dialling prefix ‘0’ for a call from fixed line number to mobile number.

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