MIIT Approves 10 Companies to Run Number-Protection Pilots in the 700 Number Range
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approved 10 companies to pilot number protection services and allocated 15-digit dedicated 700 number-range resources. The pilot prioritizes high-frequency scenarios such as food delivery and ride-hailing, using intermediate numbers to hide the real numbers of both callers.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has approved 10 enterprises to launch pilots of number protection services and allocated them dedicated 15-digit number resources in the 700 range, in a move to tackle the misuse of mobile phone numbers and other numbers as intermediary numbers.
The pilot enterprises will work with basic telecom operators and internet platforms, prioritizing high-frequency scenarios such as food delivery and ride-hailing. Users can choose whether to enable the service. Riders and drivers will communicate with users through two-way calls using intermediary numbers beginning with 700, hiding both parties' real numbers. Users can also learn about the call scenario and the platform entity through caller ID and a voice announcement before the call is connected.
Source: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology https://www.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/xgj/gzdt/art/2026/art_fc026f6482d84ba0846e6f04cfaf80b6.html