Saturday, October 5, 2019

Metro Manila landline numbers migrate to 8-digits from 7 on Oct. 6

Telecommunication providers and other business establishments have reiterated the migration to 8-digit landline numbers from 7 digits effective Oct. 6, in compliance with the directive of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

Under NTC Memorandum Order No. 10-10-2017, each telco was given an "identifier" as an additional prefix to add to existing phone numbers with the area code (02).

The change was imposed to cater to the growing number of landline users in the area, providers Globe Telecom and PLDT, Inc. have said.

Globe landline customers with area code (02) will have to add number "7" to their existing number starting Oct. 6. Its subsidiary Bayan Telecommunications was assigned the number "3" as its identifier.

SAMPLE FORMAT FOR GLOBE/DUO:

New format (02) 7210-XXXX from (02) 210-XXXX

SAMPLE FORMAT FOR BAYAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS:

New format (02) 3220-XXXX from (02) 220-XXXX

Number "8", meanwhile, was assigned to PLDT Inc. All landline numbers with area code (02) under PLDT Inc will have to add the number "8" before the existing 7-digit numbers, the telco announced on its Facebook page.

SAMPLE FORMAT FOR PLDT:

(02) 8535889

After the migration, 7-digit phone numbers will no longer be reachable, PLDT Inc said.

During the migration period, consumers may experience a 5-hour downtime from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m. on Oct. 6, the telephone companies said.

Banks and other businesses have also announced the migration of their hotline numbers to 8 digits, following the identifier assigned to their respective telco service providers.

Updated hotline numbers of major banks:



  • UnionBank: (02) 8-841-8600
  • BPI: (02) 889-10000
  • BDO: (02) 8631-800
  • Security Bank: (02) 888-791-88
  • EastWest Bank: (02) 888-1700

Meanwhile, the Directories Philippines Corporation (DPC) on upcoming telephone directories for next year, such as:

PLDT Metro Manila

  • 4 column book
  • Issue date: June 2020
  • Coverage: Manila, Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon City, San Juan, San Pedro, Taguig, Valenzuela and Pateros


Residential subscribers will receive:


  • White Page Listing
    • Residential Listings
    • Government & Business Listings
  • Yellow Page Listing
    • Household & Business


Commercial subscribers will receive:


  • White Page Listing
    • Government & Business
  • Yellow Page Listing
    • Household & Business
    • Commercial & Industrial


BAYANTEL NCR
4 column book
Issue date: July 2020
Coverage: Kalookan, Quezon City, Manila, Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela

GLOBE NCR
4 column book
Issue date: September 2020
Coverage: Makati, Mandaluyong, San Juan, Pasig, Marikina

GLOBE LUZON
4 column book
Issue date: November 2020
Coverage: Cavite, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro and Palawan


  • White Page Listing
    • Residential
    • Government/Business
  • Yellow Pages

The PLDT Metro Manila telephone directory would revert to a original two-volume, four-column fatter format, while the BayanTel and Globe directories bounded in combined volume-bound, while the regional telephone directories reverted to the old format from 1987-88 to 2002-2003 such as the CALABAR/Mindoro/Romblon, Iloilo/Capiz/Guimaras, Negros Occidental/Negros Oriental, Cebu and Davao/Surigao del Sur directories using four-column combined format, while the Ilocos/Abra, Benguet/Mountain Province, Cagayan/Isabela/Nueva Vizcaya, Pangasinan/La Union, Pampanga/Tarlac/ClarkTel, Bataan/Zambales/SubicTel, Bulacan/Nueva Ecija/Aurora, Quezon/Bicol, Palawan/Marinduque/Masbate, Bohol/Leyte/Southern Leyte/Samar, Zamboanga, Misamis Occidental and Oriental, PhilCom-Cagayan de Oro, Maratel-Iligan and General Santos/Maguindanao/North and South Cotabato/Sarangani/Sultan Kudarat directories using two-column smaller combined format.

In this edition, it would have these innovations: the current look, better format, clearer, sharper-looking full-colored advertisements, separate sections for government, business and residential sections, complete Zip Code of the Philippines and expanded Fax, Email and Website Section, plus various sections which used in the 1993 edition.

The IBC or Inside Back Cover features the Painting.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/04/19/metro-manila-landline-numbers-migrate-to-8-digits-from-7-on-oct-6

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