Telephone Number Change Takes Effect


Fixed and mobile phone numbers in Qatar will automatically expand from seven to eight digits

حملة تغييرات الأرقامictQATAR's Numbering Change Campaign is already outdoors in Doha.

Starting July 28, 2010, fixed and mobile phone numbers in Qatar will automatically expand from seven to eight digits.

Read the FAQs on the numbering changes by following this link (in a new window).

This change will address the increasing demand for both fixed and mobile phone numbers in Qatar. The new numbering plan creates an additional 36 million mobile and nine million fixed telephone numbers, surpassing the highest forecasted demand for the next 15-20 years.

The change to eight digit numbers will happen automatically and seamlessly at 00:01 on July 28, 2010 for all customers - whether Qtel or Vodafone - with no interruption of service or affect on both networks.

For both fixed and mobile users, the first digit of the number will be repeated, so that numbers that currently begin with 3 will now start with 33, those starting with 7 will now be 77. The only affected numbers will be those starting with 3,4,5,6 and 7.

All emergency telephone numbers within Qatar, including 999 and 112, will not be affected by the change. Numbers used for SMS, toll free and paging services, as well as short codes, and the numbers owned by the Ministry of Interior will also remain the same. These begin with 1, 2, 8 and 9.






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