Mobile telephony boom prompts Morocco to change number system
2009-02-05
To meet the rapid expansion of the country's mobile telephony networks, Morocco will soon require 10 digits for all telephone numbers, the National Agency for Telecommunications Regulation (ANRT) announced on Wednesday (February 4th). Moroccan numbers, which now comprise nine digits, will use 10, as of March 6th. Calling prices will be unchanged, officials said. The ANRT also announced Wednesday that telecom provider Wana won Morocco's third 2G mobile phone network licence, joining Maroc Telecom and Meditel.
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