As you well know the national
STD code for Coventry area phone numbers is (024).
A DoT official explained that in the present situation if any call originates from a landline then it can be identified based on the
STD code -- the initial digits -- and then the levels ( digits following the
STD code), which differ from exchange to exchange within a city.
A similar situation occurred in London, whose
STD code is 020.
The telephone number has been allotted in coordination with department of telecommunication and can be accessed locally and from outside the locality by prefixing the
STD code of that station.
Email your reasons to john.sutton@eveninggazette.co.uk Ensure that you provide a contact telephone number (including
STD code).
Nowadays just to phone up the road - it's a five figure national
STD code, plus a six figure phone number.
If Trai wants to prefix 140 number series for a connection with two
STD code digits then a telephone number will become of 13 digits.
or outstation calls,
STD code 044 needs to be prefixed.
On April 22, Coventry's
STD code of 01203 - which also covers Nuneaton and Bedworth - will no longer be recognised and callers to the city will need to use an 024 code.
Airtel's fixed line customers will now be able to call these telephone numbers (earlier accessed through 95) by activating the STD facility and dialing the city
STD code prefixed with 0.