Jul 01, Kathmandu - Private telecom company Ncell is now going to provide customers with new mobile numbers starting with 971. The company is preparing to start distributing new SIMs within the second week of Shrawan.

The Nepal Telecommunication Authority had permitted Ncell to distribute numbers in this range on 14 Jestha. The company was provided with a new number range as the numbers in the previously used 980, 981, 982, and 970 ranges were insufficient.

This new number range has been issued in accordance with the rules of the National Numbering Allocation Plan of the Authority. Apart from telecommunication services, mobile numbers are highly required for important purposes including obtaining one-time passwords (OTPs), signing up for mobile apps and web-based services, and digital transactions.

Ncell has also requested various service provider companies, government and non-government organizations, offices, banks and financial institutions to integrate/update this new number range into their respective systems for customer service, just like other ranges currently in operation.