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Tanay Singh Thakur March 11th, 2022 9:50 AM 11 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Loses Case Against TRAI’s MNP Order

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator, has lost the case against the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) order for Mobile Number Portability (MNP) which was issued in December 7, 2021. The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), in its order, said that TRAI is well within its powers to issue such an order and doesn’t require any interference. TDSAT has said that TRAI’s stand is “fair and... 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

Tanay Singh Thakur December 21st, 2021 12:23 PM 3 COMMENTS

TRAI Data Shows 7.29 Million MNP Requests in October 2021

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday released its monthly performance report for the telecom sector, which revealed that a total of 7.29 million MNP requests were made during October 2021. Out of the total MNP requests, 4.20 million requests were made in Zone-1, and the other 3.09 million requests came from Zone-2. For the unaware, Zone-1 is Northern and Western India while Zone-2 is Southern and Eastern... 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

Tanay Singh Thakur October 5th, 2020 7:02 AM 34 COMMENTS

Mobile Number Portability Request and Procedure, Here’s How You Can Do It

Mobile number portability is a convenience offered to the users who feel dissatisfied with their current telecom service provider. It allows a user to switch from one service provider to another irrespective of the geographical region they are currently residing. Not only the service provider but the users can also switch from prepaid to postpaid or postpaid to prepaid service within a telecom operator. The users of any telco can... 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

Arpit Sharma September 11th, 2019 6:30 PM 13 COMMENTS

Trai Announces New Porting Fee for MNP, Will Go Effective on September 30

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has introduced a new fee for mobile number portability (MNP) which is pegged at Rs 5.74, and it will be effective starting September 30, 2019. As per the telecom regulator, this new fee has been calculated based on a cost reimbursement basis after the change in architecture. This report comes from ET Telecom. The Telecom Regulatory chairman, RS Sharma, said, “These (mobile portability)... Read More

Chakri K September 26th, 2018 9:38 AM 11 COMMENTS

Trai Makes Major Changes to MNP Procedure, Cuts Down the Porting Time Within Circle to Two Days

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has finally released the draft of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) recommendations. Earlier this year in April, the regulator released consultation paper for the change in MNP procedure, and now, it has drafted the recommendations. Trai has reduced the porting time within a circle to two days and also made some major changes to the entire process. Trai proposed the processing of mobile number portability... Read More

Arpit Sharma September 6th, 2018 5:48 PM 21 COMMENTS

Trai Seeks to Change Norms of Mobile Number Portability to Bring Down Waiting Time to 2 Days

Back in April, the industry watchdog, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had issued a consultation paper to review the norms about mobile number portability. This consultation sought inputs from the concerned authorities about fastening of the MNP process which currently takes up to 7 days in the country. While in the other parts of the world, the process is almost instantaneous. If passed, then these new norms will ensure... Read More

Chakri K July 1st, 2018 7:02 AM 13 COMMENTS

7 Steps to Port Your Mobile Number to Another Telecom Operator

Before the MNP technology existed, users only had the option of changing their numbers whenever they wanted to switch their carrier. However, thanks to Mobile Number Portability (MNP) now users just have to follow a simple process to get their number shifted from one carrier to other. There are, however, some points which SIM card users should keep in mind before proceeding towards MNP. Also, before starting the process, the... Read More

Ria Lakshman June 10th, 2015 1:03 PM 11 COMMENTS

BSNL, MTNL request deadline extension for rolling out full MNP

Rolling out full MNP across India is once again under jeopardy as telecom operators BSNL and MTNL have raised a request with Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to extend the deadline for roll-out. 4 July 2015 is the proposed deadline given to operators to complete the technicalities required for full MNP. BSNL and MTNL have informed DoT that they cannot complete the technical changes in national numbering plan (NNP) within... Read More

Srikapardhi May 1st, 2015 7:36 PM 100 COMMENTS

In-depth Analysis: Trivial problems faced by users on MNP

MNP needs no formal introduction as its been in India for quite some time now. However to reiterate - Mobile Number Portability (MNP) is the facility which allows subscribers to retain their mobile number and switch to service provider of their choice and technology. Hence one can port a CDMA number to GSM and vice versa. Currently, in India this facility is available with in a telecom circle i.e. intra-circle... Read More