On account of exhausting mobile phone numbers starting with the digit 9, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has allotted Reliance Communications (RCom) a new series beginning with the digit 8(055) for its Maharashtra and Goa circle (M&G).
Named as the ‘Boss’ series, Reliance will launch it on the GSM network for both of its pre-paid as well as post-paid customers. This is the company’s first mobile series beginning with 8 and subsequently the company will launch other new series for other circles as well. The company’s existing customers too can avail of the new series number without requiring to buy a new connection.
“For the first time in the telecommunication history of our country, our customers will have an option of choosing the last 6 digits of their mobile numbers. A customer has to simply send an SMS indicating their choice of numbers and depending on the availability the number will be given to the customer,” Ravi Santhanam, M&G circle CEO, wireless business, RCom told Business Standard .
Over one million combination of numbers would be available in the 8055 series for the M&G circle out of which, close to 3,000 numbers will be up for auction.
After the company exhausts its 8055 series, a new series will again be allotted to the company, added Santhanam.
