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Kolkata telephones to have eight digit numbers from tomorrow
Kolkata, Nov 30: All existing telephone numbers in Kolkata starting with `2` will be prefixed with another `2` from tomorrow and all numbers starting with 3,4,5,6 and 8 would be prefixed by `2` from December 2.
Kolkata, Nov 30: All existing telephone numbers in Kolkata starting with '2' will be prefixed with another '2' from tomorrow and all numbers starting with 3,4,5,6 and 8
would be prefixed by '2' from December 2.
For example telephone number 220-9276 would be changed to 2220-9276 from tomorrow while 474-8221 would be 2474-8221 from Monday, general manager (CR & OP) R K Mishra of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited said. The extension of digit was part of an all-India strategy by BSNL and MTNL to increase the availability of new telephone numbers, he added.
Bureau Report
For example telephone number 220-9276 would be changed to 2220-9276 from tomorrow while 474-8221 would be 2474-8221 from Monday, general manager (CR & OP) R K Mishra of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited said. The extension of digit was part of an all-India strategy by BSNL and MTNL to increase the availability of new telephone numbers, he added.
Bureau Report