Here is a reminder that mobile telephone numbers are changing this weekend.

All UK mobile phone, pager and personal numbers will begin 07. Many already begin 07 but those that don't will change tomorrow, 28 April. That doesn't mean just adding a 7 to the current number – some of the prefixes change altogether. See the table below to find out the new numbers.

As of 28 April 2001, the safety net allowing calls to connect to both the old and new mobile, pager, premium rate and special rate numbers will be switched off. After this date only the new numbers will work. So, make sure to change mobile phones, faxes, phones, PCs, switchboards and databases, so they don’t fail you on Monday.Here’s a table with information how the numbers will change:

NOW		28 APRIL 2001
0370-xxx xxx 0374-xxx xxx 0378-xxx xxx 0385-xxx xxx 0401-xxx xxx 0402-xxx xxx 0403-xxx xxx 0410-xxx xxx 0411-xxx xxx 0421-xxx xxx 0441-xxx xxx 04481-xxx xxx 04624-xxx xxx 0467-xxx xxx 0468-xxx xxx 0479-xxx xxx 0498-xxx xxx 0585-xxx xxx 0589-xxx xxx 0802-xxx xxx 0831-xxx xxx 0836-xxx xxx 0850-xxx xxx 0860-xxx xxx 0930-xxx xxx 0956-xxx xxx 0958-xxx xxx 0961-xxx xxx 0966-xxx xxx 0973-xxx xxx 0976-xxx xxx 0979-xxx xxx		07770-xxx xxx 07774-xxx xxx 07778-xxx xxx 07785-xxx xxx 07701-xxx xxx 07702-xxx xxx 07703-xxx xxx 07710-xxx xxx 07711-xxx xxx 07721-xxx xxx 07741-xxx xxx 07781-xxx xxx 07624-xxx xxx 07767-xxx xxx 07768-xxx xxx 07797-xxx xxx 07798-xxx xxx 07885-xxx xxx 07889-xxx xxx 07802-xxx xxx 07831-xxx xxx 07836-xxx xxx 07850-xxx xxx 07860-xxx xxx 07930-xxx xxx 07956-xxx xxx 07958-xxx xxx 07961-xxx xxx 07966-xxx xxx 07973-xxx xxx 07976-xxx xxx 07797-xxx xxx

For full details of the changes, visit The Big Number website, www.numberchange.org

Anna Lagerkvist