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Updated: 11-digit Mobile Numbers By 2010 - '9’ to be prefixed to all existing numbers

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I think BSNL has been reusing numbers for ages. This was why I kept on getting calls for the previous holder for quite some time.

I am all for a three digit STD code followed by a 7 digit number, i.e. 10 digits in all. I am sure this will accommodate places like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata etc. who all have two digit STD codes at the moment!

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TRAI may drop 11-digit plan, unlock 2-7 series

 Unlike most Western nations, surrendered or unused mobile numbers are not recycled back into the system in India. Besides, the country is also adding 150 million new cellular customers every year. 

I don't think this is correct. At least one of my past numbers (Airtel), which I stopped using, is back in circulation. It has obviously been allotted to some new customer. Also, my current Idea number, which I got about 2 years ago, is from an old series. If it wasn't recycled, then I don't see how they could have allotted such an old series number to me.

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in fact my two vodafone numbers were re alloted to someone else

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TRAI may drop 11-digit plan, unlock 2-7 series

 Unlike most Western nations, surrendered or unused mobile numbers are not recycled back into the system in India. Besides, the country is also adding 150 million new cellular customers every year. 

I don't think this is correct. At least one of my past numbers (Airtel), which I stopped using, is back in circulation. It has obviously been allotted to some new customer. Also, my current Idea number, which I got about 2 years ago, is from an old series. If it wasn't recycled, then I don't see how they could have allotted such an old series number to me.

in fact my two vodafone numbers were re alloted to someone else

in olden days, there was no concept of lifetime,

now companies don't deactivate ur number even after year, if u continue to use as incoming or not

read

they keep subsciber active to show them that they are number 1 or number 2 operator

also to hold spectrum..

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^^^

when i moved to postpaid 1 year back, i requested for 3636 ending number,

they have allotted me a recycled number, i still get one or two calls in a month for that old person.

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now companies don't deactivate ur number even after year, if u continue to use as incoming or not

nope. Just recently I lost my 2 Airtel numbers...  :Equivocado:

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Well thanks for avoiding the 11 digit confusion... The only problem will be the confusion of mobile number with landline numbers.. But now almost all charges are simple and little difference b/w calls to mobile or landlines for both Local as well as STD... So OK for me...

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