June 17 will convert landline area codes of the remaining 23 provinces and cities

According to the plan, the remaining 23 provinces and cities in phase 3 will officially be converted to new landline area codes on June 17. This includes major cities such as Hanoi,Ho Chi Minh City.

Details of new landline area codes of 23 provinces and cities in phase 3

For phase 3, the area codes of 23 provinces and cities including Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Thuan, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Kon Tum, Dak Nong, Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Gia Lai, Vinh Long, Binh Phuoc, Long An, Tien Giang, Binh Duong, Ben Tre, Tay Ninh and Dong Thap will be converted. The conversion will start at 0:00 on June 17, 2017, end parallel dialing at 23:59 on July 16, 2017 and end the notification sound maintenance period at 23:59 on August 31, 2017.

Previously, the Ministry of Information and Communications said that in order to minimize the loss of communication that may occur before, during and after the area code conversion process, each stage will be carried out in 4 steps: Announcement on domestic mass media, telecommunications management agencies of countries, and the International Telecommunication Union at least 60 days before the conversion.

Implement technical measures to dial in parallel for 30 days from the start of the conversion; Maintain notification for at least 30 days (from the end of parallel dialing); After notification maintenance ends, calls will only be successful when users dial according to the new area code.

At the meeting of the Ministry of Information and Communications on March 31, a representative of the Department of Telecommunications said that the first process of changing the landline area code was basically successful and the Department commended businesses for their good preparation and successful conversion. The rate of customers dialing according to the new area code was very high. "The reason for this result is because the active participation of the media has brought information to customers to implement the plan of the Ministry of Information and Communications," said a representative of the Department of Telecommunications.

According to Dantri