{
  "id": 19071415,
  "title": "KT opens coveted gold-number lottery to customers across carriers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/kt-opens-coveted-gold-number-lottery-to-customers-across-carriers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T02:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261109/kt-opens-coveted-gold-number-lottery-to-customers-across-carriers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KT will expand its popular gold-number lottery to customers across various mobile carriers in Korea, providing an opportunity for users from rival networks and budget phone services to secure numbers they find appealing. These sought-after numbers include those that are easy to remember or hold special significance, such as 1111, 1234, and 1004. KT will offer 155 different categories of preferred numbers, including those with repetitive digits (AAAA patterns, like 1111 and 2222) and consecutive digits (ABCD patterns, like 1234 and 5678). Additionally, numbers with special meanings, like 1004 and 2580, are included in the selection. Each participant can enter the drawing for up to three numbers. Applications can be made at KT stores nationwide, through KT's official website, or using the My KT mobile application. The lottery's expanded eligibility now includes customers from other mobile carriers and mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), making mobile phone users across different networks eligible to enter. This move broadens the reach of the lottery and provides more individuals with the chance to acquire their desired mobile phone numbers.",
  "summary": "KT is opening its latest gold-number lottery to mobile phone users across Korea, giving customers of rival carriers and budget phone services a chance to secure sought-after numbers such as 1111, 1234 and 1004. KT said Monday it would hold a drawing for mobile phone numbers considered particularly desirable because they are easy to remember or carry special meanings. The company is offering 155…",
  "key_points": [
    "KT expands gold-number lottery to customers across carriers.",
    "Preferred numbers include repetitive digits (AAAA patterns) and consecutive digits (ABCD patterns).",
    "Lottery now open to users from rival networks and budget phone services."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Expanding access to preferred digits beyond its own subscriber base transforms a proprietary perk into a broader market opportunity for users across all Korean mobile networks.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}