Morocco to adopt 9-digit dialling next october

Morocco's telephone number system will change from 8-digit dialling to 9-digit dialling starting from 13th of next October at 11.00 pm GMT, a press release from the national agency of telecommunications regulations (ANRT) said.

The ANRT, which seeks to meet the growing needs of operators for numbering resources, the release added, had devised in consultation with its operators, a new national numbering plan.

An information campaign will be launched at the national level to explain the new plan and facilitate its adoption, the press release said.