Mobile Phone: the Eight-Digit Numbers in September

This was learned from sources close to express the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA). If a mobile phone number begins, for example, by 729, it will add a number by 7, according to available information.

While subscribers had expressed concern about the changes be gained such a measure, ICTA is to reassure them. " It will not be necessary to change the SIM card under the entry into force of eight-digit numbers , "said an official of the organization.

Customers do not have to incur any expense, adds the official. This is the mobile operators who will invest in the technical aspect.

A campaign of explanation and communication will be conducted throughout the island and abroad by the ICTA, which will oversee the entry into force of this measure.

In the areas concerned, it cites two main reasons for this change. With more than 1.2 million mobile phone users and increasing demand, the available numbers to seven digits are increasingly rare.

The problem was exacerbated by the arrival of a third mobile operator in Mauritius MTML. Orange is he, more than 55% market share, followed by Emtel. And foreign companies are already positioning themselves to get a license to operate a mobile phone.