March 4th, 2013 12:47 PM 46 COMMENTS

FREE National Roaming by October 2013 : Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal

Telecom minister Kapil Sibal today said that mobile phone consumers will get Free National Roaming Facility across India by October 2013 as announced in National Telecom Policy (NTP) 2012. However Kapil Sibal could not specify the exact dates for the launch of  Free National Roaming Service in India, but said that "FREE Roaming will certainly be in place by the month of October, 2013". With this service, the roaming charges... Read More

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

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

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

January 20th, 2011 6:32 PM 222 COMMENTS

PM Flags off Pan India Mobile Number Portability

India's Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today launched nation wide Mobile Number Portability (MNP), a move that will allow mobile telephony users to switch operators without losing their mobile numbers. The much awaited Pan-India MNP service inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh by making inaugural call to Shri Kapil Sibal, the Union Telecom Minister from a ported number in presence of Sachin Pilot, the Minister of State in... Read More

January 19th, 2011 2:07 PM 126 COMMENTS

It’s Official, Nation Wide MNP To Come In Force From Tomorrow

Finally, India will see nation wide introduction of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) — which allows a mobile phone users to change his service provider while retaining his existing mobile number from tomorrow i.e. 20th January 2011. According to our exclusive sources, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will flag off the Pan-India roll-out of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) from tomorrow. India's telecom watchdog Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), today issued... Read More

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