Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in India

What’s also interesting to note is the change of tone by the service providers, some were largely sceptical of the facility back in December, but now just a few days before its launch they seem to be welcoming it.

It may be hard to pin point who will actually gain the most but service quality will be a big factor. Recently, Informate Mobile Intelligence – a telecom research agency did a study of the number of dropped calls that customers of different service providers encountered.

   According to the study – Airtel, Tata DoCoMo and Aircel were found to have the lowest call drop rates. While Reliance and Loop had the highest. It was largely believed that the bigger operators stood to lose out the most.

   So while MNP has everyone in a tizzy, it is almost impossible to predict how it will impact the telecom space at large.

And for those of you who are eagerly waiting for MNP -

In order to port your number, all you have to do is send a text message from your phone to 1900. The system will then generate a Unique Porting Code. This UPC will have to be given to the new operator while purchasing the new sim – along with a form. And a fee of Rs.19 (maximum) can be levied, which the destination operator can decide to waive.

What impact do you think Mobile Number Portability will have? Let us know