TRAI issues clarification, says it has not recommended an 11-digit numbering scheme for mobile services

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Sunday issued a clarification stating that it had not recommended having 11-digit mobile numbers, but only adding a ‘0’ as a prefix when a mobile number is dialled from a landline.

“Trai has not recommended 11-digit numbering scheme for mobile services,” the Telecom regulator said in a statement.

It further said that it had “categorically rejected” having an 11-digit mobile number. The statement follows media reports stating that the regulator had suggested having 11-digit mobile numbers as part of its ‘Recommendations on Ensuring Adequate Numbering Resources for Fixed Line and Mobile Services’ report.