manage Nigeria’s numbering resources, has announced a new numbering format for fixed telephone lines.
In the process, Nigeria’s Fixed-Lines Numbering Format has changed from eight digits to 10 digits by just adding “02” prefix before the existing fixed number.The announcement was made to give expression to a key responsibility of the NCC and it is consistent with the practices of the International Telecommunication Union , the United Nations arm supervising Information and Communication Technologies .
The Commission, which disclosed this in a press statement made available to LEADERSHIP on Wednesday, therefore, informed the public of the changes and also clarified that existing numbers will continue to operate concurrently till the cut-over date of December 31, 2023. “In other words, the old and new number formats are allowed to run concurrently till the cut-over date . Thereafter , the new fixed-lines format will assume full recognition across all networks.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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