Suwon Metropolitan Corporation Unifies Business Phone Numbers under '228' Area Code

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Lee Min-jeong] Suwon Metropolitan Corporation (President Lee Young-in) announced on the 24th that it will unify the corporation's phone number area code to '228' beginning in July.

The unification of the corporation's phone number system has been pursued to enhance business efficiency through the use of a unified main area code.

Until now, the corporation has been using eight area codes: 240, 369, 695, 8053, and others.

The corporation plans to minimize citizen inconvenience from the phone number changes through services such as providing guidance message announcements.

Additionally, the corporation is launching promotional efforts through various channels including its homepage and social media.

President Lee Young-in stated, "We expect that through the unification of the phone number system, citizens will be able to communicate with the corporation more easily and conveniently," and added, "We will do our best to ensure that citizens experience no inconvenience from the area code change."