Mobile Numbers to Start With '8'? – Firstpost

DoT is running out of mobile numbers starting with 9. As a result they will have to resort to allotting mobile numbers starting with the number 8. It’s no secret and no surprise that India’s mobile market is booming and with it DoT is running out of mobile numbers starting with 9. The telecom department had come up with a 30-year numbering plan in 2003 but the fast growth in the telecom subscriber base has forced the authority to relook into its policy and consider 11-digit numbering system.