June 2nd, 2015 1:42 PM 14 COMMENTS

Full mobile number portability from July 2015, says Minister

Subscribers will be able to change their service provider in any part of the country while retaining the number from July 2015 onwards. The measure will allow the user to keep the number in any part of the country even when they change their operator or state. Earlier the mobile number portability is only allowed within the particular telecom circle. Union Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted... Read More

October 26th, 2013 11:54 AM 51 COMMENTS

Over 100 Million Mobile Subscribers Utilised MNP till August-end – TRAI

The Number of Unhappy Mobile Service users now crossed 100 million mark, yes! according to latest TRAI data, more than 100 million mobile phone customers had changed their mobile service operator by using the MNP - Mobile Number Portability service as of August end. In north zone, maximum number of MNP requests have been received in Rajasthan circle (about 9.85 million) followed by Gujarat (about 8.67 million) whereas in MNP... Read More

October 16th, 2012 2:00 PM 36 COMMENTS

MNP Fraud ! TRAI to Telcos : Cancel 5923 Mobile Numbers of Loop Telecom Ported Illegally

India's Telecom Watchdog Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today issue directive to Bharti Airtel, Reliance (Rcom and RTL), Tata Teleservices, Aircel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone India to cancel all the 5923 premium mobile numbers of Loop Telecom (not Loop Mobile) which have been illegally ported out from Loop network to these mobile service provider after the cancellation of 21 UAS licences of Loop Telecom in 2G verdict. Earlier on... Read More

March 21st, 2012 8:04 PM 35 COMMENTS

Airtel, Loop Mobile and Idea Cellular Summoned on MNP Port-Out Rejection Complaints

India's three leading mobile service providers Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Loop Mobile and their top officials were summoned today by a Delhi court for allegedly violating the TRAI regulations on Mobile Number Portability (MNP). After the lot of complaints of false practice by these leading operators regarding Mobile Number Portability (MNP), Indian telecom watchdog Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has approached a Delhi Court, with a complaint against... Read More

December 10th, 2011 1:56 PM 59 COMMENTS

TRAI Gets Maximum MNP Rejection Complaints Against Airtel

India's leading mobile service operator Bharti airtel, Vodafone Essar, Idea Cellular are on top when it comes to their Mobile Service users complaints related to rejection of Mobile Number Portability (MNP requests). Indian telecom watchdog Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been receiving complaints against all the leading private Mobile Service Providers alleging unnecessary rejection of MNP Port Out requests. According the the to the information given by Mr... Read More

November 4th, 2011 5:32 PM 68 COMMENTS

TRAI Directs Vodafone Not To Reject MNP Requests on Contractual Grounds

Indian telecom watchdog Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed Vodafone Essar to not reject 'Mobile Number Porting' requests of its subscribers on grounds of contractual obligations if the customers had not entered into a contract with the operator. In order to improve the effectiveness of MNP in India, TRAI also direct Vodaofne to follow the guidelines of MNP Act sincerely. TRAI said that it has received lot of... Read More

October 9th, 2011 12:10 PM 35 COMMENTS

India’s New Telecom Policy To Be Announced On Monday

India's Minister for Telecommunications and IT, Kapil Sibal would release the draft of the National Telecommunications Policy-2011 on Monday. Mr. Sible will hold a press conference at 2 P.M on Monday, 10th October, 2011. The new National Telecommunications Policy-2011 is expected to include rules on pricing of second-generation radio airwaves (2G Spectrum) and mergers and acquisitions in the sector and a proposal of Single Pan-India license for telecom operators. This... Read More

August 12th, 2011 12:03 PM 17 COMMENTS

129.85 Lakh Mobile Users Opt For Mobile Number Portability : TRAI

The Number of Unhappy Mobile Service users now crossed 129.85 lakh in India by end of June 2011. According to the data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), once again Gujarat has ranked number one in the country in terms of requests made for Mobile Number Portability (MNP), with 12.98 lakh subscribers opting for the facility from the state. Out of these 129.85 lakh MNP Port Out Requests... Read More

August 12th, 2011 3:54 AM 82 COMMENTS

Mobile Number Portability – A Quick Read!

Back in the day’s people mostly used wire lines to communicate. It was noticed that customers never liked if they had to change there telephone numbers if they move from one place to other. The wireless industry was just picking up then.Number Portability came making it possible for subscribers to move from one place to other, one service provider to other and one service to other without changing their telephone/mobile... Read More

July 8th, 2011 12:08 PM 57 COMMENTS

MNP : Over 105.70 Lakh Mobile Subscribers Switch To Other Operators

The Number of Unhappy Mobile Service users now crossed 105.70 lakh in India by end of May 2011. Over 10.5 million mobile subscribers have opted for Mobile Number Portability (MNP), a service which allows users to switch operators while retaining their mobile numbers, till the end of May, official data showed. According to the data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), once again Gujarat has ranked number one... Read More

June 14th, 2011 12:02 PM 58 COMMENTS

MNP : Over 84 Lakh Mobile Subscribers Switch To Other Operators

The Number of Unhappy Mobile Service users crossed 85.41 in India by end of April 2011. Once again Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Tamilnadu telecom circles has the Highest Number of Mobile service subscribers willing to change their current operators through Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Service. If we compare the figures of Port out subscribers in Both MNP Zone, Gujarat circle tops the MNP request list. As per the data reported... Read More

March 9th, 2011 4:00 PM 42 COMMENTS

MNP : Over 38 Lakh Mobile Subscribers Switch To Other Operators

The Number of Unhappy Mobile Service users crossed 38 lakh nationwide by end of February'2011. In Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka and Rajasthan telecom circles, the Highest Number of Mobile service subscribers willing to change their current operators through Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Service. As per the data reported by the service providers to the TRAI, by the end of February 2011 about 38.33 lakh mobile subscribers have submitted their MNP requests... Read More

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