Thursday, July 23, 2009

Mobile number portability to be delayed

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Date : Jul-24-2009 08:40

As the telecom regulator is a still busy preparing regulation for the new system, Mobile Number Portability (MNP) will be delayed by at least three months from its scheduled execution date. MNP is a service that allows subscribers to hold on to their existing mobile telephone number when they switch from one service provider to another or from one technology to another of the same service provider. It is scheduled to come by the end of this year and not by September, as it was told previously. The Department of Telecommunications (DOT) had issued guidelines for its implementation in the country in August last year. Subsequently, the DOT issued licenses to two companies each serving a separate zone in the country. Hence, telecom regulator TRAI is working on regulations and the charges for the same.

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