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Sanjay March 13th, 2013 11:20 AM 22 COMMENTS

No More MNP for Customers on Closed Network of Mobile Operators Who Lost Licenses : TRAI

Mobile customers of Uninor, MTS India, Videocon and some others operators whose licenses were canceled by Supreme Court on February 2, 2012 in many circles and they failed to get fresh spectrum for respective circles, will no longer be able to port out from closed networks by opting Mobile Number Portability. India's telecom watchdog Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued directive to all existing mobile service providers to... Read More

Sanjay 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

Sanjay July 17th, 2012 12:48 PM 55 COMMENTS

MNP : BSNL Takes The lead In Kerala, Grabs 3,53,416 Subscribers From Private Operators

Loosing the ground to grab subscribers in Pan India Mobile Number Portability, India's National Telecom backbone Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) finally getting some good news from its Kerala telecom Circle. BSNL today announced that it was able to grab around 3,53,416 (net gain) customers from private operators via MNP in Kerala. According to A.S. Sukumaran, General Manager, BSNL - Kerala, "till 17th July 2012, total 4,63,661 subscribers moved over... Read More

Sanjay May 31st, 2012 2:15 PM 142 COMMENTS

National Telecom Policy 2012 Approved : No Roaming Charges and Pan India MNP One Nation – One Mobile Number

The Govt of India today approved a National Telecom Policy 2012, which will replace more than a 12 years old telecom regulations and now mobile service users will be able to avail FREE Roaming and keep their Phone Numbers even if they switch service providers anywhere in the country with the Nation Wide Intra Circle MNP, proposed in the new Telecom Policy. The cabinet has approved the new National Telecom... Read More

Sanjay 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

Sanjay February 23rd, 2012 1:03 PM 115 COMMENTS

TRAI to Telcos : Don’t Cancel MNP Port Out Requests

After the lot of complaints of false practice by some leading operators regarding Mobile Number Portability (MNP), Indian telecom watchdog Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today issued new directive to stop the cancellation or withdrawal of MNP Port Out request by 'Donor' operator. TRAI said that as a donor operator, some of the mobile service providers are rejecting the Porting request by accepting cancellation request in the form of... Read More

Sanjay 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

Sanjay 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

Sanjay October 10th, 2011 4:50 PM 85 COMMENTS

National Telecom Policy 2011: Free Roaming, High Speed Broadband

Kapil Sibal, Minister for Telecommunications and IT today release the draft of the National Telecommunications Policy-2011 aims to have 100% tele-density by 2020 also targets affordable and reliable broadband on demand by 2015 and Free National Roaming on Mobile Services. The New Telecom Policy recommends one Nation, one license policy across services and service areas to abolish Roaming charges. The distinction between local and STD calls would vanish, as the... Read More

Sanjay 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

Sanjay 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

Sanjay July 13th, 2011 4:55 PM 70 COMMENTS

IDEA Cellular Leads In MNP Race

IDEA Cellular, the leading mobile service operator is emerging as the No. 1 operator of choice for mobile subscribers in terms of Mobile Number Portability (MNP). As per the latest data available, IDEA Cellular leads with a huge margin, adding 1,993,684 new customers through MNP, resulting in a net gain of 859,798 in as on July 7th, 2011. IDEA retains No. 1 position with further improving net gain lead of... Read More