Rapid growth of mobile subscriber base in the country has forced the Central Department of Telecommunication (DoT) to not only open the ‘95’ series that was so far being used for intra-circle connectivity by landline users but also start preparing to launch an altogether new mobile number series beginning with ‘8’.

With over 1-crore mobile subscribers being added every month and the all-India mobile subscriber base crossing the 42-crore mark, the current ‘9’ series is likely to get exhausted by next year. Source