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« on: October 12, 2007, 10:10:29 AM » |
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Mobile telephone numbering in India
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has divided India into various cellular zones such that within each zone, the call is treated as a local call, while across zones, it becomes a long-distance call. A cellular zone (or cellular circle) is normally the entire state, with a few exceptions like Mumbai (which is a different zone), Goa (which is a part of the Maharashtra zone) or Uttar Pradesh (which is so big it was divided into multiple zones)
From 20th May 2005, calls between Mumbai Metro & Maharashtra Telecom Circle, Chennai Metro & Tamilnadu Telecom Circle, Kolkata Metro & West Bengal Telecom Circle and UP (East) & UP (West) Telecom Circle Service Areas are merged in Inter service area connectivity. With the above arrangement, calls within a State in the above-mentioned four States would be treated as intra-service area call for the purposes of routing as well as Access Deficit Charges (ADC). The dialling procedure for calls within a State for these States would also be simplified i.e. dialling of mobile-to mobile subscribers and fixed-to-mobile subscribers would be without prefixing ‘0’. Ref : DoT Notice
All mobile numbers in India have the prefix 9 (This includes pager services, but the use of pagers is on the decline). Each zone is allowed to have multiple private operators (earlier it was 2 private + BSNL, subsequently it was changed to 3 private + BSNL in GSM 900/1800, now it also includes 2 private + BSNL in CDMA). All cellphone numbers are 10 digits long, (normally) split up as OO-AA-NNNNNN where OO is the operator code, AA is the zone code assigned to the operator, and NNNNNN is the subscriber number.
Numbering plan
92-xx-yyyyyy - TATA Indicom Numbers 93-xx-yyyyyy - Reliance Mobile Numbers 94-xx-yyyyyy - BSNL CellOne Numbers 97-xx-yyyyyy - Various operators except Reliance, TATA and BSNL 98-xx-yyyyyy - Various operators except Reliance, TATA and BSNL 99-xx-yyyyyy - Various operators except Reliance, TATA and BSNL
Mobile Phone Numbers, Operator and Circle 9200 MP 9300 MP 9400 -- 9700 - -- 9800 - -- 9900 A KN 9201 MP 9301 MP 9401 -- 9701 - -- 9801 - -- 9901 A KN 9202 MP 9302 MP 9402 -- 9702 - -- 9802 - -- 9902 A KN 9203 MP 9303 MP 9403 -- 9703 - -- 9803 - -- 9903 A KO 9204 -- 9304 BR 9404 -- 9704 - -- 9804 - -- 9904 I GJ 9205 -- 9305 UE 9405 -- 9705 - -- 9805 - -- 9905 R BR 9206 -- 9306 -- 9406 MP 9706 - -- 9806 - -- 9906 A JK 9207 -- 9307 UE 9407 -- 9707 - -- 9807 - -- 9907 R MP 9208 -- 9308 -- 9408 -- 9708 - -- 9808 - -- 9908 A AP 9209 -- 9309 -- 9409 -- 9709 - -- 9809 - -- 9909 H GJ 9210 DL 9310 DL 9410 UW 9710 - -- 9810 A DL 9910 A DL 9211 DL 9311 DL 9411 UW 9711 - -- 9811 H DL 9911 I DL 9212 DL 9312 DL 9412 UW 9712 - -- 9812 I HR 9912 I AP 9213 DL 9313 DL 9413 RJ 9713 - -- 9813 H HR 9913 H GJ 9214 RJ 9314 RJ 9414 RJ 9714 - -- 9814 S PB 9914 S PB 9215 HR 9315 HR 9415 UE 9715 - -- 9815 A PB 9915 A PB 9216 PB 9316 PB 9416 HR 9716 - -- 9816 A HP 9916 H KN 9217 PB 9317 PB 9417 PB 9717 - -- 9817 R HP 9917 I UW 9218 HP 9318 HP 9418 HP 9718 - -- 9818 A DL 9918 H UE 9219 UW 9319 UW 9419 JK 9719 H UW 9819 H MU 9919 H UE 9220 MU 9320 MU 9420 MH 9720 - -- 9820 H MU 9920 H MU 9221 MU 9321 MU 9421 MH 9721 - -- 9821 B MU 9921 I MH 9222 MU 9322 MU 9422 MH 9722 - -- 9822 I MH 9922 I MH 9223 MU 9323 MU 9423 MH 9723 - -- 9823 H MH 9923 H MH 9224 MU 9324 MU 9424 MP 9724 - -- 9824 I GJ 9924 I GJ 9225 MH 9325 MH 9425 MP 9725 - -- 9825 H GJ 9925 H GJ 9226 MH 9326 MH 9426 GJ 9726 - -- 9826 I MP 9926 I MP 9227 GJ 9327 GJ 9427 GJ 9727 - -- 9827 R MP 9927 I UW 9228 GJ 9328 GJ 9428 GJ 9728 - -- 9828 H RJ 9928 A RJ 9229 MP 9329 MP 9429 -- 9729 - -- 9829 A RJ 9929 A RJ 9230 KO 9330 KO 9430 BR 9730 - -- 9830 H KO 9930 H MU 9231 KO 9331 KO 9431 BR 9731 - -- 9831 A KO 9931 A BR 9232 WB 9332 WB 9432 KO 9732 H WB 9832 R WB 9932 A WB 9233 WB 9333 WB 9433 KO 9733 H WB 9833 H MU 9933 A WB 9234 BR 9334 BR 9434 WB 9734 H WB 9834 - -- 9934 A BR 9235 UE 9335 UE 9435 AS 9735 - -- 9835 R BR 9935 A UE 9236 UE 9336 UE 9436 NE 9736 - -- 9836 H KO 9936 A UE 9237 OR 9337 OR 9437 OR 9737 - -- 9837 I UW 9937 A OR 9238 OR 9338 OR 9438 OR 9738 - -- 9838 H UE 9938 A OR 9239 KO 9339 KO 9439 -- 9739 - -- 9839 H UE 9939 A BR 9240 CH 9340 CH 9440 AP 9740 - -- 9840 A CH 9940 A CH 9241 KN 9341 KN 9441 AP 9741 - -- 9841 a CH 9941 a CH 9242 KN 9342 KN 9442 TN 9742 - -- 9842 a TN 9942 a TN 9243 KN 9343 KN 9443 TN 9743 - -- 9843 H TN 9943 H TN 9244 TN 9344 TN 9444 CH 9744 - -- 9844 S KN 9944 A TN 9245 TN 9345 TN 9445 CH 9745 - -- 9845 A KN 9945 A KN 9246 AP 9346 AP 9446 KL 9746 - -- 9846 H KL 9946 H KL 9247 AP 9347 AP 9447 KL 9747 - -- 9847 I KL 9947 I KL 9248 AP 9348 AP 9448 KN 9748 - -- 9848 I AP 9948 I AP 9249 KL 9349 KL 9449 KN 9749 - -- 9849 A AP 9949 A AP 9250 DL 9350 DL 9450 UE 9750 - -- 9850 I MH 9950 A RJ 9251 RJ 9351 RJ 9451 UE 9751 - -- 9851 D WB 9951 I AP 9252 RJ 9352 RJ 9452 UE 9752 - -- 9852 D BR 9952 A TN 9253 RJ 9353 RJ 9453 UE 9753 - -- 9853 D OR 9953 H DL 9254 HR 9354 HR 9454 -- 9754 - -- 9854 D AS 9954 A AS 9255 HR 9355 HR 9455 -- 9755 - -- 9855 S PB 9955 A BR 9256 PB 9356 PB 9456 -- 9756 - -- 9856 D NE 9956 A UE 9257 PB 9357 PB 9457 -- 9757 - -- 9857 D HP 9957 A AS 9258 UW 9358 UW 9458 -- 9758 H UW 9858 D JK 9958 A DL 9259 UW 9359 UW 9459 -- 9759 H UW 9859 D AS 9959 A AP 9260 TN 9360 TN 9460 RJ 9760 - -- 9860 A MH 9960 A MH 9261 TN 9361 TN 9461 -- 9761 H UW 9861 R OR 9961 I KL 9262 TN 9362 TN 9462 -- 9762 - -- 9862 A NE 9962 H CH 9263 TN 9363 TN 9463 PB 9763 - -- 9863 R NE 9963 A AP 9264 TN 9364 TN 9464 -- 9764 - -- 9864 R AS 9964 S KN 9265 TN 9365 TN 9465 -- 9765 - -- 9865 a TN 9965 a TN 9266 TN 9366 TN 9466 HR 9766 - -- 9866 A AP 9966 H AP 9267 TN 9367 TN 9467 -- 9767 - -- 9867 A MU 9967 A MU 9268 -- 9368 -- 9468 -- 9768 - -- 9868 M DL 9968 M DL 9269 -- 9369 -- 9469 JK 9769 - -- 9869 M MU 9969 M MU 9270 MH 9370 MH 9470 -- 9770 - -- 9870 B MU 9970 A MH 9271 MH 9371 MH 9471 -- 9771 - -- 9871 A DL 9971 A DL 9272 MH 9372 MH 9472 -- 9772 - -- 9872 A PB 9972 A KN 9273 MH 9373 MH 9473 -- 9773 - -- 9873 H DL 9973 A BR 9274 GJ 9374 GJ 9474 WB 9774 - -- 9874 H KO 9974 A GJ 9275 GJ 9375 GJ 9475 -- 9775 - -- 9875 r RJ 9975 A MH 9276 GJ 9376 GJ 9476 -- 9776 - -- 9876 A PB 9976 a TN 9277 GJ 9377 GJ 9477 -- 9777 - -- 9877 - -- 9977 I MP 9278 -- 9378 -- 9478 -- 9778 - -- 9878 A PB 9978 H GJ 9279 -- 9379 -- 9479 -- 9779 - -- 9879 H GJ 9979 H GJ 9280 CH 9380 CH 9480 KN 9780 H PB 9880 A KN 9980 A KN 9281 CH 9381 CH 9481 -- 9781 - -- 9881 I MH 9981 A MP 9282 CH 9382 CH 9482 -- 9782 - -- 9882 I HP 9982 H RJ 9283 CH 9383 CH 9483 -- 9783 - -- 9883 R KO 9983 H RJ 9284 CH 9384 CH 9484 -- 9784 - -- 9884 H CH 9984 H UE 9285 CH 9385 CH 9485 -- 9785 - -- 9885 H AP 9985 H AP 9286 -- 9386 -- 9486 TN 9786 - -- 9886 H KN 9986 H KN 9287 KL 9387 KL 9487 -- 9787 - -- 9887 I RJ 9987 A MU 9288 KL 9388 KL 9488 -- 9788 - -- 9888 H PB 9988 H PB 9289 -- 9389 -- 9489 -- 9789 - -- 9889 I UE 9989 A AP 9290 AP 9390 AP 9490 AP 9790 - -- 9890 A MH 9990 I DL 9291 AP 9391 AP 9491 -- 9791 - -- 9891 I DL 9991 H HR 9292 AP 9392 AP 9492 -- 9792 - -- 9892 A MU 9992 I HR 9293 AP 9393 AP 9493 -- 9793 - -- 9893 A MP 9993 A MP 9294 AP 9394 AP 9494 -- 9794 - -- 9894 A TN 9994 A TN 9295 AP 9395 AP 9495 KL 9795 - -- 9895 A KL 9995 A KL 9296 AP 9396 AP 9496 -- 9796 - -- 9896 A HR 9996 A HR 9297 AP 9397 AP 9497 -- 9797 - -- 9897 A UW 9997 A UW 9298 AP 9398 AP 9498 -- 9798 - -- 9898 A GJ 9998 A GJ 9299 AP 9399 AP 9499 -- 9799 - -- 9899 H DL 9999 H DL
Abbreviations
Telecom Circles AP ANDHRA PRADESH AS ASSAM BR BIHAR & JHARKHAND CH CHENNAI DL DELHI GJ GUJRAT HP HIMACHAL PRADESH HR HARYANA JK JAMMU & KASHMIR KL KERALA KN KARNATAKA KO KOLKATA MH MAHARASHTRA MP MADHYA PRADESH & CHHATTISGARH MU MUMBAI NE NORTH EAST OR ORISSA PB PUNJAB RJ RAJASTHAN TN TAMILNADU UE UTTAR PRADESH(EAST) UW UTTAR PRADESH(WEST) & UTTARANCHAL WB WEST BENGAL & ANDAMAN & NICOBAR -- NOT ALLOTTED ** NOT KNOWN
CELLULAR OPERATOR A AIRTEL (GSM) a AIRCEL (GSM) B BPL Mobile (GSM) D DISHNET WIRELESS LTD. (GSM) M DOLPHIN (MTNL) (GSM) H HUTCH (GSM) I IDEA (GSM) R RELIANCE (GSM) r RAINBOW (SHYAM TELELINK) (CDMA) S SPICE (GSM) - NOT ALLOTTED * NOT KNOWN
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