MNP triumphs again; 50.16 million requests till May '12

Mobile Number Portability became popular with the masses upon its grand launch because it gave subscribers a chance to move out of their existing service provider onto a new service provider without having to forego their number. With power in their hands, subscribers no longer found themselves tied to their existing providers, if they're unhappy with them. Now in their newly released Telecom Subscription Data as on 31st May 2012 report, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) have revealed that MNP is steadily plotting new highs and by the end of May 2012 a whopping 50.16 million MNP requests were made (by the end of April 2012, a whopping 45.89 million MNP requests were made). In fact, in May 2012 alone, 4.27 million MNP requests came by (in April 2012 alone, 4.01 million MNP requests were made). Delving into the MNP numbers further, the report adds - in MNP Zone-I (Northern and Western India) most MNP requests came from Rajasthan with 4.62 million requests, followed by Gujarat with 4.58 million requests, while in MNP Zone-II (Southern and Eastern), most requests came in from Karnataka with 5.82 million requests, followed by Andhra Pradesh with 4.81 million requests. To get a better idea of the numbers elsewhere in the country, you can refer to the image below - 

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