The new drive to shift into six new geographical zone codes for landline telephone numbers will save some 500 million new numbers, the Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC) said.
The CITC plans to change the current nine-digit landline telephone numbers into a 10-digit system by adding the digit “one” to the six geographical zone codes in May and August respectively. The change of the six geographical zone codes will provide more phone numbers and serve the communication market in the Kingdom in future, said Sultan Al-Malik, head of public relations and spokesman of the CITC, to local media.
CITC: New phone codes to save 500 million lines
CITC: New phone codes to save 500 million lines
