MEDIA RELEASE - October 11, 2000
Number's up for old London code
On 14 October London's old telephone codes will be switched off.
From this date, if you're calling London you will need to dial using the new 020 code followed by the new eight-digit number.
The new eight-digit number has been created by prefixing the old seven-digit number with a 7 or an 8 depending on whether the number is an inner or outer London number.
Numbers that were previously dialled as +44 171 xxx xxxx will now be dialled +44 20 7xxx xxxx. Numbers previously dialled as +44 181 xxx xxxx will now be dialled as +44 20 8xxx xxxx.
Automatically dialled numbers and stored numbers in mobiles, fax machines, modems, and call diverts will also need updating.
The old and new codes for London have been running simultaneously, but the old +44 1 codes will no longer be valid after 14 October.
This change is part of a larger project of changes to the UK telephone numbering system between June 1999 and April 2001. The affected areas are London Cardiff, Coventry, Portsmouth, Southampton, and Northern Ireland.
The UK number changes were announced through the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Further information on the UK number changes is available at www.numberchange.org
For more information contact:
Andrea Fa'amoe
Public Relations Manager
Cable & Wireless, Cayman
Tel: 1 345 914 0553
Cell: 1 345 916 6033
E-mail: prm@candw.ky
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