Remember to dial all area codes

09 January 2007 - 02:00
By unknown

Fixed-line operator Telkom said yesterday that phone users have until midnight on January 16 to switch over to the 10-digit dialling system. The company corrected media reports that the deadline was midnight last night. Telkom said that after January 16, mis-dialled calls would be routed to automated voice messages that would request callers to dial 10 digits. - I-Net Bridge

Fixed-line operator Telkom said yesterday that phone users have until midnight on January 16 to switch over to the 10-digit dialling system. The company corrected media reports that the deadline was midnight last night. Telkom said that after January 16, mis-dialled calls would be routed to automated voice messages that would request callers to dial 10 digits. - I-Net Bridge