DoT to release dedicated landline number series soon
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, to put a check on unsolicited calls and SMS, had asked the DoT to allocate an easily identifiable number series for telemarketing companies. While a series beginning with '140' was allocated to mobile services, a separate identifiable number series for landline numbers has not been allocated yet. The DoT had pointed out various technical, billing and security concerns in issuing a number series for landline services. A call from a landline number can be identified based on the STD code. In case an identifiable series of '140' is used, it will impact the numbering system being used at present for allocating new connections. Adding a 3-digit series to landline numbers will take the total digits to 13 and to transmit such numbers on telecom networks. Also, it will be difficult for security agencies to track the calls, as it will display a uniform code instead of a STD code for connectio