This file details the changes within a city (e.g., 6 digit to 7 digits). The long distance codes for some cities were also changed at the same time when they added a digit to the original number.
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On 28 June 2002 at 1600 hours UTC, the subscriber telephone numbers of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province will be changed from seven to eight digits. Numbers with leading digit "9" will not be affected.
Name of City Area code Old numbers New numbers Shenzhen 755 2XX XXXX 82XX XXXX 755 3XX XXXX 83XX XXXX 755 4XX XXXX 84XX XXXX 755 5XX XXXX 25XX XXXX 755 6XX XXXX 26XX XXXX 755 7XX XXXX 27XX XXXX 755 8XX XXXX 28XX XXXX
There will be a six-month period of parallel dialling for all the affected areas.
1. On 19 April 2002 at 1600 hours UTC, the subscriber telephone numbers of Huangzhong, Huangyuan, Hainanzhou, Haixizhou, Haibeizhou, Yushuzhou, Guoluozhou, Huangnanzhou, Haidong, Geermu (Golmud) in Qinghai Province will be changed from six to seven digits.
Name of City Old area code New area code Old numbers New numbers Huangzhong 972 971 XXX XXX 2XXX XXX Huangyuan 972 971 XXX XXX 2XXX XXX Name of City Area code Old numbers New numbers Hainanzhou 974 XXXXXX 8XXXXXX Haixizhou 977 XXXXXX 8XXXXXX Haibeizhou 970 XXXXXX 8XXXXXX Yushuzhou 976 XXXXXX 8XXXXXX Guoluozhou 975 XXXXXX 8XXXXXX Huangnanzhou 973 XXXXXX 8XXXXXX Haidong 972 XXXXXX 8XXXXXX Geermu 979 XXXXXX 8XXXXXX2. On 19 April 2002 at 1600 hours UTC, the subscriber telephone numbers of Chengdu in Sichuan Province will be changed from seven to eight digits.
Name of City Area code Old numbers New numbers Chengdu 28 XXX XXXX 8XXX XXXX3. On 19 April 2002 at 1600 hours UTC, the subscriber telephone numbers of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province will be changed from seven to eight digits.
Name of City Old area code New area code Old numbers New numbers Suzhou 512 512 XXX XXXX 6XXX XXXX Suzhou 520 512 XXX XXXX 6XXX XXXX Wujiang 512 512 XXX XXXX 6XXX XXXX Changshou 520 512 XXX XXXX 5XXX XXXX Zhangjiagang 520 512 XXX XXXX 5XXX XXXX Kunshan 520 512 XXX XXXX 5XXX XXXX Taicang 520 512 XXX XXXX 5XXX XXXX
On 15 March 2002 at 1600 hours UTC, the area code of Guangshui in Hubei Province will be changed as follows:
Name of City Old area code New area code Guangshui 712 722There will be a six-month period of parallel dialling from 16 March 2002 to 16 September 2002.
898 area: xxx-xxxx to 6xxx-xxxx 899 area: xxx-xxxx to 8xxx-xxxx 890 area: xxx-xxxx to 2xxx-xxxx
2xx-xxxx ---> 22xx-xxxx
3xx-xxxx ---> 23xx-xxxx
4xx-xxxx ---> 24xx-xxxx
5xx-xxxx ---> 25xx-xxxx
6xx-xxxx ---> 86xx-xxxx
7xx-xxxx ---> 87xx-xxxx
8xx-xxxx ---> 88xx-xxxx
9xx-xxxx ---> 89xx-xxxx
Cellular phone: Dec. 28, 1997, xxx-xxxx --> xx9x-xxxx Other phone: May 17, 1998, xxx-xxxx --> 8xxx-xxxx
From William C.M. Leung, chunman@glink.net.hk Fri Dec 12 08:38:59 1997
Chung Hwa Telecom of Taiwan announced the 8-digit scheme for Taipei,
effective Jan 1, 1998:
Metropolitan Taipei 02-xxx-xxxx --> 02-2xxx-xxxx Taipei County & Keelung City 02-xxx-xxxx --> 02-3xxx-xxxx
Source: Xinming Evening News (Sept 29, 1996)
xxx-xxxx --> 2xxx-xxxx
No change for 200, 800, mobile (cellular) and special numbers.
Source: Xinming Evening News (Feb 5, 1997) and FHY9702b
xxx-xxxx --> 6xxx-xxxx xxx-xxxx --> x8xx-xxxx (mobile)The long distance code changes to 23 at the same time.
Source: Collected in China Mobile phones 9x-xxxx --> 90x-xxxx Shashi, Jiangling xx-xxxx --> 8xx-xxxx Zhongxiang xx-xxxx --> 4xx-xxxx Jianli xx-xxxx --> 3xx-xxxx Shishou, Jingshan xx-xxxx --> 7xx-xxxx Songzhi xx-xxxx --> 6xx-xxxx Gong'an xx-xxxx --> 5xx-xxxx Honghu xx-xxxx --> 8xx-xxxx (city code changed to 728)