Mnp

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) may revamp the existing mobile number portability (MNP) rules in the next two months to make it more consumer-friendly and prompt.

Reliance Jio Effect: Airtel kills domestic roaming

From April 1, Airtel will offer free incoming calls and SMSes while roaming across India, and there will be no extra charges on on outgoing calls and data while outstation.

Govt asks Aircel to port 2G customers if SC order adverse

The government has asked Aircel to help its 2G mobile customers port their numbers to other telephony operators in case the Supreme Court was to pass an adverse order

Airtel, Aircel, BSNL top chart of MNP violations

According to the data tabled by Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha in the Lok Sabha, most number cases related to violation of MNP norms were reported in 2013-14 and their number declined sharply to 9 in 2015-16.

Vodafone gains the most from MNP, RCom lost maximum users

Telecom operator Vodafone has been the top gainer of customers through mobile number portability facility while Reliance Communications is the biggest loser.

Telcos owe govt Rs 54,828 cr in licence, spectrum fee: Prasad

"Out of the total outstanding of Rs 54,828.25 crore, the amount under litigation is Rs 44,380.91 crore pertaining to major telecom service providers," Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

Idea, Vodafone, Airtel top MNP gainers;RCom, Tata on losing side

"Idea remains the biggest gainer with 17 million net port-ins until end-January 2016. Not surprisingly, RCOM, Aircel and TTSL are the biggest losers. BSNL's performance is surprisingly respectable," Kotak Institutional Equities said in a note.

BSNL expects to be profitable in 4 yrs: Prasad

"BSNL expects to turn profitable in next four years or so, for which BSNL is taking several steps like augmentation of mobile network," Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

BSNL to ask govt to allow MNP in North East

North eastern states are barred from MNP, implemented in the rest of the country on July 3 for security reason, he said. He said that over 100 towers located in remote areas of the region have been shut down due to cost overrun. These towers were earlier funded by the centre under the Universal Service Obligation (USO) scheme.

Full MNP will empower people, improve services

With this facility, a mobile subscriber will not have to pay roaming charges once the number gets transferred to another telecom circle or state under the scheme. It will be treated as local number of that area.

Airtel takes the call, to roll out full MNP tomorrow

The government has fixed July 3 as the deadline for a national rollout of MNP. The company said with national MNP, mobile customers across the country can now easily shift between states without having to change their mobile number.

Nationwide mobile number portability likely by July 3

According to a report in the Newspaper, full mobile number portability was initially slated to be operational by May 3. However, it could not be done because of the technical requirements for the implementation of the same.

DoT extends MNP deadline by another 2 months

Telecom industry body COAI had sought extension for implementing nationwide MNP as telecom operators have to make some technical changes

Pan-India MNP from May 3, Trai amends regulation

In a statement today, Trai said it has "Issued sixth amendment to the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Regulation, 2009, which will facilitate full Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in the country, with effect from May 3, 2015."

RCom, Tata Tele top net losers of subscribers under MNP

Idea Cellular has been the biggest net gainer of mobile subscribers though MNP service, as per data till October, 2014 presented in the Lok Sabha.

Govt asks telcos to implement full MNP by May

Currently, MNP norms allow users to retain their numbers while changing their operators within the same service area. India has 22 telecom circles.

Full mobile number portability by March 31

Mobile phone users will soon be able to change their telecom operators and retain their numbers even if they are relocating to areas outside the service providers' operations.

Trai suggests no extra entry fee for full MNP service

Trai suggests no extra entry fee for full Telecom regulator Trai has suggested that full mobile number portability service should attract no additional entry fee and bank guarantee from MNP operators.MNP service

Roughly 84.26 million subscribers opted for MNP by the end of January 2013: TRAI

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released figures as part of its telecom subscription data. As on January 31, 2013, the number of

TRAI releases paper seeking stakeholder inputs on pan-India MNP

Finally, things seem to be moving in the direction of the "One Nation-Full Mobile Number Portability" plan ...

Telephone, wireless and wireline subscriber base in country falls: TRAI

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released figures as part of its Telecom Subscription Data as on 31st December 2012. The figures reveal

Telephone subscriber base in India declines: TRAI

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released the latest numbers, as part of its Highlights on Telecom Subscription Data as on 30th November

75.14 million MNP requests by end of October 2012: TRAI

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently shared figures, part of its Telecom Subscription Data as on 31st October 2012. TRAI shared that the

Sibal promises nationwide MNP for postpaid users by February 2013

The nations telecom minister, Kapil Sibal has set February 2013 as the deadline for nationwide Mobile Number Portability (MNP), Times of India

TRAI to initiate action against Idea for not implementing UCC SMS service

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will be initiating action against Idea Cellular for not implementing the UCC SMS complaint lodging module, it has stated officially...