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How Mobile Number Portability Works in India

Feb 14, 2011 at 12:06 pm in featured, MNP by Shri · 5 Comments »

MNP-India

INTRODUCTION

The much awaited MNP (Mobile Number Portability) finally launched on 20th Jan 2011 in India, empowering mobile phone consumers to change service provider conveniently. Mobile Number Portability (MNP) allows the mobile subscribers to retain the existing mobile phone number when the subscriber switches from one access service provider (Operator) to another irrespective of mobile technology or from one technology to another of the same or any other access service provider, in a licensed service area.

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India Number portability postponed again(New Date is 20th Dec 2010)

Oct 24, 2010 at 7:58 pm in MNP by LT contributor · Leave a Comment »

The much awaited launch of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in India further postponed again to 20th Dec 2010. This is the third postponement in less than a year. Mobile number portability was first expected to kick off on December 31, 2009 in the metros and category-A circles, and on April 1, 2010 in the rest of the country. The delay is due to not readiness of some of the Mobile operators for the service and the investment proposal of the  [read more →]

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Mobile number Portability-Glossary

Sep 19, 2010 at 6:05 pm in MNP by LT contributor · Leave a Comment »

Access Provider

“Access Provider” means the holder of a Cellular Mobile Telephone Service licence or Unified Access Service licence and includes a service provider providing fixed wireline or fixed wireless service in addition to Cellular Mobile Telephone Service

Dipping

“dipping” means use of query response system of the Mobile Number Portability Service provider for obtaining Location Routing Number for routing a message to the called number.

Dipping charge

“Dipping charge” means the charge payable by an Access Provider or an International Long Distance Operator, to  [read more →]

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Mobile number Portability in India-FAQs

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Mobile-Number-Portability-India

What is Mobile Number Portability (MNP) ?

Mobile Number Portability (MNP) allows the subscribers to retain their existing mobile telephone number when they move from one Access Provider to another irrespective of the mobile technology or from one cellular mobile technology to another of the same Access Provider, in a licensed service area. The facility of retention of existing mobile telephone number despite moving to a new telecom service provider helps the subscriber maintain contact with his friends/clientele. Introduction of MNP  [read more →]