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     Telecommunications: Fixed Line Services

     Currently, two operators provide fixed-line services in Singapore:

       SingTel

     In April 2000, a new operator entered the market, but has yet to provide fixed line service in Singapore.

        StarHub

       SCV (Singapore Cable Vision)

  Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) has become the third operator to be awarded a public telecommunications licence, after SingTel and StarHub. With this, SCV is obliged to offer domestic, international and payphone services.

 

     News Snippets

 

True telephone number portability by 4Q 2007

"From the fourth quarter of 2007, consumers can switch between telecoms service providers easily and yet have full use of their existing number, rather than having to update family members, friends and business contacts about a new one...

"Currently, mobile subscribers can switch telecoms service providers and keep their numbers. But he gets in essence a call-forwarding service as a call to his old number is routed to his new one. His contacts will see only this new number when he makes out-going calls and sends messages (SMS)..."

More.....

     - SingTel starts ultra-fast 80 Mbps broadband trials at two condominiums

 

 

All business and residential telephone numbers in Singapore have a new prefix "6" from 1 Mar 2002. Our new telephone numbers are 62824221 and 62814785 (fax).