Trai seeks views on new numbering plan

NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has sought views on the need for a change in the numbering scheme for both cell-phones and landlines to cater to the rising demand for telephone connections, with options including increasing the digits in a mobile phone number to 11 from 10 at present.

In a consultation paper released on Friday on “Developing a unified numbering plan” for fixed line and mobile services, Trai said that even if it is assumed that there will be 200 per cent wireless tele-density in India in 2050, the number of mobile telephones working in this country is likely to be nearly 3.28 billion.