SAFARICOM TARGETS 2M CUSTOMERS WITH 0110, 0111 PREFIX NUMBERS

SAFARICOM TARGETS 2M CUSTOMERS WITH 0110,0111 PREFIX’S NUMBERS

By Wangechi Wahome

The New-prefix SIM Cards now Available Free of

Charge with Customers Choosing Their

Preferred Mobile Phone Numbers.

As Safaricom announced the introduction of

SIM cards with the 0110 and 0111 prefixes at

all Safaricom Shops and Dealer Outlets

countrywide.

The new-prefix sim cards will be available free

of charge with customers only required to

activate their lines with a top up of KES 50

airtime.

Safaricom has also rolled out a new numbering

system that provides its customers with the

freedom to choose their own number rather

than pre-assigned mobile phone numbers.

“The new 0110 and 0111 prefixes alongside our

new numbering system are part of our “For You”

commitment to be Simple, Transparent and

Honest.

We continue to invest in additional

enhancements and services to better meet the

needs of our customers as they evolve and to

also provide them with even more freedom and

flexibility,” said Sylvia Mulinge, Chief Customer

Officer, Safaricom.

The new prefixes were allocated by the

Communications Authority of Kenya in 2019

after the exhaustion of the 07XX prefixes.

With the unveiling of the new prefixes,

Safaricom now has the capacity to add 2

million additional customers to its network.

Currently, the service provider has over 34.5

million customers.

Other Safaricom prefixes include 070X, 071X,

072X, 074X, 0757, 0758, 0759, 0768, 0769 and

079X.