TRAI issues consultation paper on developing unified numbering plan for fixedline and mobile services

TRAI has issued a consultation paper on developing a unified numbering plan for fixed line and mobile services. Through the consultation paper, the regulator has sought views on the need for changing the number scheme for cell phones as well as landlines, which includes an increment in the number of digits from 10 to 11. As per TRAI, the purpose of this consultation paper is to analyse the changes that affect the national numbering plan and to identify ways in which the numbering resource management and allocation policy could be managed for ensuring adequate numbering resources.