10m telephone numbers to change next month
26-SEP-2008 Intellasia | Thanhniennews
Sep 26, 2008 - 7:00:00 AM
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Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has announced a change to landline telephone numbers in most provinces nationwide by early next month.
The giant state-owned telco said it would affix a "3" to the beginning of most subscribers' phone numbers on October 5, without any changes in provincial codes.
"The modification will involve more than 10 million of our subscribers," said VNPT's spokesperson Bui Quoc Viet.
The company said the addition was necessary because of growing subscriber numbers.
The modification would be implemented in 55 cities and provinces, excluding the provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nam Dinh, Hai Duong, Kien Giang, Dong Nai, Nghe An and the cities of Hai Phong and Da Nang.
People would be able to dial either the original or modified numbers during a two-week transitional period ending on October 19, excluding subscribers to VNPT's G-Phone package, for whom changes will take effect fully on October 5.
Viet said the company would be ready to solve any problems that arise from the change, based on Vietnamese laws which protect customer rights.
He said the number changes in Hanoi were the biggest challenge because of the new merger with former Ha Tay Province, which had two changes of numbers and a new provincial code.
After this modification, VNPT's telephone numbers would have seven digits in all cities and provinces, excluding Hanoi and HCM City which would have eight digits.
Statistics from the Ministry of Information and Communications showed VNPT had 11.5 million landline subscribers nationwide by the end of 2007, accounting for 78.6% of the domestic market.
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