DERRY TO GET NEW PHONE DIALLING CODE

Derry is to get an additional dialling code for landline telephone numbers, Ofcom has announced.

The number 028 72 will join the existing 028 71 code.

Meanwhile, in Belfast the code 028 96 is to be added to the existing 028 90 and 95 ones.

Existing phone numbers in both cities will not be affected.

Ofcom said the additional codes would “ensure sufficient availability of telephone numbers to meet consumers’ needs in those cities for the foreseeable future.”

An Ofcom spokesperson said customers getting new landline connections in Derry or Belfast may be allocated numbers with the new dialling codes.

The spokesperson added: “Existing numbers will not be affected in any way.”