BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) has stated that they are ready with all set to launch the Number Portability system. Mobile number portability (MNP) in India is the process of transferring (porting) your mobile phone number from one Indian mobile phone network provider to another. You may want to do this if you wish to sign up to a new mobile phone provider and keep your original mobile phone number, thus saving you the inconvenience of updating your contacts with your new telephone number.
The latest news on mobile number portability in India is that, the government has now fixed 31 October as the new date for implementing MNP services across the nation.Some new telecom operators are still far away from putting in place the required infrastructure, sources said, adding that with BSNL announcing its readiness, the government might not extend the deadline any further.
It is not posible to set up MNP (mobile number portability) in India until all mobile phone operators have implemented and tested the MNP technology… The Department of Telecom in India have issued warnings to all mobile phone operators instructing them to speed up the implementation of MNP otherwise they will be forced to take action against them.
Sources said some of the operators are waiting for delivery of equipment after placing purchase orders, while others are waiting for security clearance to place their purchase orders.
Under guidelines proposed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), mobile users will be allowed to use the same mobile number even if providers use different mobile technologies like CDMA (code division multiple access) or GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications). GSM is currently the dominant technology used by providers in India.
With MNP, AMSOST expects at least a 5 million addition to MTS subscriber numbers within months of MNP being implemented.
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