Gold Number '7777' Competition Rate Exceeds 1000 to 1

Last Four Digits '7777' Popular for Mobile Phones... Competition Rate 1076 to 1
LGU+ Second Half Preferred Number Lottery Application Open Until 29th

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The competition rate for mobile phone gold number lotteries has exceeded 1000 to 1.

On the 24th, LG Uplus announced that the mid-term tally of applications for the second half preferred number lottery, held from the 16th to the 20th, showed a competition rate of 1076 to 1 for the number '7777'. The next most popular number was '9999' with a competition rate of 624 to 1, followed by '8888' at 346 to 1.

LG Uplus has been providing phone numbers with special meanings or easy-to-remember numbers, which are highly preferred, twice a year through lotteries. This time, a total of 5000 preferred numbers are subject to the lottery.

The numbers with the highest competition rates by number type were ▲ABCD-ABCD type (213.4 to 1) ▲AAAA type (92.68 to 1) ▲A000 type (11.39 to 1) in that order. Additionally, number types with specific meanings such as ‘ABCD’ or ‘1004’ also attracted popularity.

Applications for LG Uplus gold numbers will continue until the 29th. Applicants can visit offline stores or fill out the application form by following the instructions under ‘User Guide - Product Subscription Guide - Area Code Management - Preferred Number Application and Winning Confirmation’ in the customer support menu on the website. Customers subscribed to other carriers besides LG Uplus can also apply for the lottery. MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) users can participate according to the guidance of their respective service providers.

The gold number lottery is conducted using a random function program under the supervision of officials from the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Telecommunications Operators Association (KTOA) to ensure fairness.

The winners will be announced on December 4th. From December 7th to 26th, the numbers will be distributed to the winners. Winners are not allowed to transfer their preferred numbers to others.

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