• Mobile Number Portability in August

    Mobile Number Portability in August

    Techtree News Staff, Feb 24, 2009 1722 hrs IST

    Will be limited to major cities initially

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Come August and mobile phone subscribers will not have to go through the troublesome routine of informing everyone about a number change in case they decide to switch to another service provider.



Union Communications and IT Minister A Raja said that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) plans to introduce Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in major cities, followed by other cities by the end of this year. He made the announcement at the launch of BSNL's 3G services in Chennai. 



The MNP system will allow subscribers to retain their number when they shift their telecom service provider.



The DoT had approved MNP in November 2008, saying the system would initially be introduced in the metros.

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(2) Comments
Shiva
,Chennai, on Feb 26, 2009 10:12 AM
Its high time MNP was implemented. The current service providers need this jolt as they have literally held their customers to ransom all these years.
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venkataramana.y
,HYDERABAD, on Feb 25, 2009 02:29 PM
THATS NICE DECISION TAKEN BY BSNL.. i hope it also soonly be introduced in HYDERABAD. THIS IS ESSENTIAL FOR UPCOMMING DAYS & TECHNOLOGIES. THNX FOR BSNL...
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