Mobile Numbers

For as long as we can remember, ever since their launch in July 1995, mobile numbers have always been made up of 10 digits. And for the past 20 odd years, they have remained at the same. But now there are rumours that the DoT may do away…

Looks like Indian Department of telecommunication has decided against the proposed 11 digit phone numbering system. The 11 digit numbering system was proposed due to meteoric rise in the mobile subscribers, that exhausted the mobile numbers…

If you know last year TRAI had announced that it will introduce 11 digit mobile numbers, as India is expected to run out of existing ones in less than 2 years time. TRAI had never expected that it will witness such meteoric Mobile…

“8” is the new “9” – Till now Mobile numbers have always been identified as starting with number 9, but that will change now. Reliance and Idea have launched new mobile number series starting with…

This story has caught my attention. IMIMobile (Hyderabad based) is collaborating with BPL Mobile to help Mumbai Police track drunk drivers. This would help in tracking the mobile database and check and see if the person is a repeat drunk…