Trai for pan-India cell no. portability in 6 months
26 Sep 2013 9:36 PM GMT
Telecom regulator Trai on Wednesday recommended that mobile number portability (MNP) be fully implemented across the country within six months to allow subscribers to retain their numbers even when they shift from one service area to another.
Presently, Mobile Number Portability is available only within the subscribers' service area.
When mobile number portability is implemented fully, subscribers in Andhra Pradesh, for example, will be able to port their numbers to Karnataka, Maharashtra, Haryana and so on. Earlier this year, Trai sought comments from stakeholders on the method that should be adopted to implement full MNP and the amendments required in existing regulations, among various other matters.
'After an examination of various issues, Trai on Wednesday released the recommendations on full MNP,' said a statement from the authority.
Telecom service providers will be given six month for the implementation of full mobile number portability, it said.
Presently, Mobile Number Portability is available only within the subscribers' service area.
When mobile number portability is implemented fully, subscribers in Andhra Pradesh, for example, will be able to port their numbers to Karnataka, Maharashtra, Haryana and so on. Earlier this year, Trai sought comments from stakeholders on the method that should be adopted to implement full MNP and the amendments required in existing regulations, among various other matters.
'After an examination of various issues, Trai on Wednesday released the recommendations on full MNP,' said a statement from the authority.
Telecom service providers will be given six month for the implementation of full mobile number portability, it said.
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