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Srikapardhi October 24th, 2023 2:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Gains Nearly 1 Million Subscribers in Mumbai via MNP in Past Year

Bharti Airtel has been steadily adding wireless subscribers across India since January 2023, as reported by TRAI. However, Mumbai, being the financial capital and a major urban centre, takes the spotlight when it comes to subscriber additions. Airtel stated that 945,782 (0.94 million) Mumbaikars have switched to its network within the past year through the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service, as mentioned on their website. Typically, such specific numbers are... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 28th, 2021 9:45 AM 18 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Needs to Comply With New TRAI Order for MNP: TDSAT

Vodafone Idea (Vi) had appealed against the new Mobile Number Portability (MNP) order rolled out by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT). However, in its ruling, TDSAT has stayed TRAI’s order and asked Vodafone Idea to comply with the order. At the same time, the appellate tribunal said that the issue requires consideration; regardless, Vi can’t go against the order... Read More

Shrijan Soni February 11th, 2021 5:15 PM 15 COMMENTS

Want to Port Mobile Number? Here is How You Can Do It

Mobile Number Portability (MNP) offers telecom users services to shift their network provider with ease without changing their primary mobile number. Network providers have been competing with each other to offer the best packs and services from their competitors. Sometimes, users feel like changing the operator they are taking services from for several reasons such as slow speeds, inadequate network coverage in an area, or more. They can do that... Read More

TT Desk October 8th, 2020 6:11 PM 36 COMMENTS

Jio Enables Users to Carry Forward Credit Limit from Existing Operators

Reliance Jio, the largest wireless operator in India now enables users to carry forward their credit limit from their existing operators to Jio at “absolutely zero cost.” The development is on the heels of the operator in late September introducing its JioPostpaid Plus plans in multiple tiers priced in the range of Rs 399 to Rs 1499. The JioPostpaid Plus plans are bundled with multiple features such as complimentary access... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj April 7th, 2020 2:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telcos Seek Approval from DoT for Implementing Self KYC Process and Porting Procedure

Telecom Industry is facing operational difficulty amid the lockdown period which is announced by the government in mid-March. As a result of the lockdown, telecom operators have just added half-million subscribers in March month. The reason behind the less addition of subscribers is the decreased demand for new SIM cards and less porting requests. To ensure that people stay at home and enjoy telecom services, telcos have urged DoT to... Read More

Arpit Sharma December 24th, 2019 2:51 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai Chairman Explains Why Mobile Number Portability Rules Were Changed

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is the one responsible for bringing reeling changes in the telecom industry and ensuring that the interests of the consumers remain a top priority in the sector. As such, the regulator has recently brought some changes into the industry which have to do with the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) regulations. These changes significantly change the MNP process and reduce the time that was... Read More

Arpit Sharma December 9th, 2019 6:02 PM 61 COMMENTS

Trai MNP New Rules Right Around the Corner, Porting On Hold Till December 15

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is responsible for bringing some radical changes in the telecom and DTH industry in India this year. While some of these radical changes have not been liked by the subscribers in the industry, still there are some other changes which the subscribers have appreciated. Another such area which has deserved change since a long time is the process of Mobile Number Portability (MNP).... Read More

Arpit Sharma December 4th, 2019 6:30 AM 4 COMMENTS

Trai Finalises New MNP Regime Date But Users Will Not be Able to Port for Six Days

With such a competitive telecom industry, if there is one service that the telecom subscribers are bound to use a lot, it is the service of Mobile Number Portability (MNP). It is worth noting that Mobile Number Portability is one of the most popular service requests of the subscribers, which allows them to change their network operator without changing their number. This removes the hassle of switching your contact. However,... Read More

Arpit Sharma November 8th, 2019 7:07 PM 8 COMMENTS

Trai Says Customers Will Be Able to Port SIM in Two Days After December 16

The subscribers in the telecom industry who have ported a SIM know that currently the porting process has been designed such that it takes at least seven days to port a SIM from one operator to other. However, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has been working on the regulations related to Mobile Number Portability (MNP) to reduce this time required by the MNP service providers and the telecom... Read More

Arpit Sharma November 6th, 2019 5:23 PM 1 COMMENTS

Mobile Number Portability Rules Will Change for Good, But the Subscribers Will Have to Wait

In a telecom industry which is going through many waves and cycles, the consumers are finding it hard to stick with one telecom operator. A while ago, Reliance Jio had all the attention of the subscribers in the telecom industry. However, that has changed recently as the Mukesh Ambani led telecom operator introduced IUC based talk time on calls to other networks. After that, the subscribers are now in the... Read More

Arpit Sharma November 4th, 2019 12:51 PM 34 COMMENTS

Trai New MNP Rules Go Live on November 11, But Subscribers Will Not be Able to Port Till Then

There has been a long ongoing debate about the rules concerning Mobile Number Portability (MNP). In the telecom industry, portability remains one of the most demanded services by the subscribers. However, for an industry which is making progress at an unprecedented rate with the coming of 4G and 5G network, the MNP process is something which has remained obsolete for most of the subscribers. With mobile phones and connectivity existing... Read More

Arpit Sharma September 27th, 2019 5:53 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai Extends Timeline for Rollout of New Mobile Number Portability Regulations

One of the highly demanded services in the telecom sector is of mobile number portability (MNP). The demand for this service has especially gone up after the industry went through the data tariff war and the competition between the telecom operators intensified. As a result, the telcos started rolling out new attractive offers at luring prices, which led to the migration of consumers from one network to another. It is... Read More