marcus varney,
Thanks for the input. Only the numbers owned by the Ministry of Interior will remain the same and have 7 digits (besides short codes like 999 etc.) for both fixed and mobile users, the first digit of every number will be repeated and contain 8 digits. This is a fairly transparent process and all consumers will be affected. In addition, overseas callers will hear a recorded message that will ask them to dial an extra digit in case there is any confusion.
marcus varney,
Thanks for the input. Only the numbers owned by the Ministry of Interior will remain the same and have 7 digits (besides short codes like 999 etc.) for both fixed and mobile users, the first digit of every number will be repeated and contain 8 digits. This is a fairly transparent process and all consumers will be affected. In addition, overseas callers will hear a recorded message that will ask them to dial an extra digit in case there is any confusion.
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