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Direct-distance dialing (DDD) was first introduced in areas with common-control switching (panel and crossbar) in the 1950s.These areas had used 411 for directory assistance, and because of the ability of common-control switching to analyze the initial digits of a number in a "sender" before routing the call, these areas did not require the dialing of an initial 1 to initiate a long-distance call.
Callers dial 1-800 (888 or 866)-FREE411 [373-3411] from any phone in the United States to use the toll-free service. Sponsors cover part of the service cost by playing advertising messages during the call. Callers always hear an ad at the beginning of the call, and then another after they have made their request.
Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication. 1.90 million Mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) 6 Onic 410 / 03 0339x 2G: 900 MHz (GPRS, EDGE) 3G: 900 MHz (UMTS, HSPA+) 4G: 1800 (B3) / 2100 (B1) MHz (LTE/LTE-A) Roams on SCO: Mobile Broadband Postpaid & Prepaid Ufone [2] N/A 7 ROX 410 / 01 410 / 07 030x 032x
The sector was highly regulated which led to high call rates and poor service quality. [11] A new addition in Pakistan telecommunication, the Onic SIM made its debut in Pakistan on the auspicious date of August 14, 2023, during Pakistan Independence Day. Onic SIM number serials start from 0339.
Within Pakistan the same number can be reached by dialing either 03XZ-YYYYYYY or '0092-3XZ-YYYYYYY' or '+92-3XZ-YYYYYYY' from any mobile device or landline. In order to dial a landline number from a mobile phone in Pakistan, city code is required in all cases. However, city code is not required between landline calls within the same city.
Truecaller is a smartphone application that has features of caller ID, call-blocking, flash-messaging, call-recording (on Android up to version 8), chat and voice by using the Internet. It requires users to provide a standard cellular mobile number for registering with the service. The app is available for Android [1] and iOS. [2]
Vivo officially launched in Pakistan in the year 2017. Since then, they have been offering their smartphones and other products in the Pakistani market. On 17 December 2020, Vivo and Zeiss announced a long-term strategic partnership to jointly promote and develop breakthrough innovations in mobile imaging technology.
In November 2015, VEON announced the acquisition of Warid Pakistan, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Group. Completed in July 2016 after due approvals, the first-ever local telecom company acquisition created a combined subscriber base of 50 million. Following the merger of Mobilink and Warid Pakistan, Mobilink was officially rebranded to Jazz in 2017 ...