By SUNIL Sonkar
NEW DELHI, India: From December 31 onwards mobile number will remain same even after changing operator. On Friday India announced another stiff competition among the mobile service providers by facilitating Mobile Number Portability (MNP).
Mobile Number Portability (MNP) will allow mobile users to retain their number even after switching operators. The telecom regulator said MNP will be introduced in two phases at present, first in the metro cities and the so-called Category A telecom zones. Other areas will be included by March 20.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said on its official website, MNP helps in “increasing competition between the service providers and acts as a catalyst for the service providers to improve their quality of service.”
According to TRAI, switching charges must not exceed Rs 19 for the users. It also added that operators are free to levy any amount less than or equal to Rs 19.
India is the world’s fastest-growing wireless market.
