Phone numbers in Karachi, Lahore changed to eight digits

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As part of the plan the fixed line numbers of PTCL, NTC as well as Wireless Local Loop (WLL) numbers of Karachi and Lahore have successfully been changed from seven digits to eight digits.

According to details, the digit ‘3’ has been added to the existing seven-digit telephone number of Karachi and Lahore except the numbers starting from ‘9.’

The digit ‘9’ has been added to all the existing numbers starting from ‘9.’

At present both old and new numbers can be dialled for a period of three months in parallel operation. However, only new numbers would be dialable after three months.

From October 1, old number cannot be dialed and announcements for the addition of one digit before any dialed number of Lahore and Karachi will start working for users.


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More American Mobile Phone Users Drop Landlines Entirely

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For the first time, the number of U.S. households opting for only cellphones outnumber those that just have traditional landlines in a high-tech shift accelerated by the recession.

In the freshest evidence of the growing appeal of cellphones, 20% of households had only cells during the last half of 2008, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey released Wednesday. That was an increase of nearly three percentage points over the first half of the year, the largest six-month increase since the government started gathering such data in 2003.

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