Mobile Number Portability almost here?

India Cellular network service provider Idea has started putting out ads concerning mobile number portability. Even though A.Raja and his stooges delayed the whole setup for more than a year, it seems it's finally here.

Loooking forward to see the renewed competition that will show up. Things are sure gonna change in the industry! =)

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Mobile Number Portability: Delayed!

Yet again, Mobile Number Portability (MNP) has been delayed in India and the next tentative dates are on the 30th of June.

True that MNP will bring about chaos in the telecom industry. As it is Idea and Airtel have their stock tumbling down with all the competition that has arisen recently with the likes of Videocon and Etisalat showing up to take a slice of the telecom cake.

3G auctions after being postponed umpteen number of times has finally seen light of day, but MNP still seems to be on the backburner.

India: Mobile Number Portability

Mobile Number Portability (MNP) is to be rolled out in India starting from December 31st. MNP is the service that allows you to  to select any network without changing their numbers. Indian mobile service providers will implement this facility from December31, 2009 in metro cities(Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai & Chennai) and ‘Circle A ‘service areas and by March 2010 onwards, in other parts of the country.

MNP would increase competitivity amongst our telephony service providers since they have to take into account the risk of customers migrating to other companies.

The Maximum price in rupees for making use of MNP is INR 19. You will also need to get a written consent from your current service provider.

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