New Delhi: All fixed to mobile calls to be dialled with prefix ‘0’ from January 15, 2021, the Ministry of Communications said here on Wednesday.
‘This is to free up sufficient numbering resources for future use,’ the Ministry said.
With the consideration of TRAI Recommendation on ‘Ensuring Adequate Numbering Resources for Fixed Line and Mobile Services,’ the Department of Telecommunications has taken the decision of implementing all fixed to mobile calls will be dialled with prefix ‘0’ from January 15, 2021.
According to DoT, there will be no change in dialing plan from fixed to fixed, mobile to fixed and mobile to mobile calls.
Suitable announcement will be made for the same. This announcement will be played, whenever a subscriber dials a fixed to mobile call without prefixing ‘0’.
All fixed line subscribers will be provided with ‘0’ dialing facility.
