India will face a 'number crunch' by the
middle of next year.
With a swelling
subscriber base in the country, the
Department of Telecommunications (DoT)
and Cellular Operators Association of India
(COAI) are fast looking at other options,
including the use of 11-digit mobile
numbers.
The Times of India now reports
that the number series starting with 98 or 99
is nearing the end of its capacity and hence
the need to quickly work out a way is both,
crucial and time-bound. Rajan Mathews,
director general of the COAI was quoted as
saying, "There might be a serious problem if
a new series of numbers are not brought in
by the middle of next year. We are
theoretically reaching the limit of existing
number sets with a subscriber base of one
billion."
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