Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: Now you can dail any mobile phone number acros the country without adding '0' or '+91' as a prefix.
The move, seen as implementation of full mobile number portability (MNP) across the country has come into affect following the recent DoT amendment of national numbering plan (NNP) asking telecom operators to allow their subscribers to dial on to mobile numbers within the same circle as well as inter circle without any prefix. Calls can also be made using the prefix '0' and/or '+91'.
Earlier this month, DoT extended the deadline to fully implement the MNP across the country by another two months.
The earlier deadline to roll out 'full MNP' was May 3.
Telecom industry body COAI had sought extension for implementing nationwide MNP as telecom operators have to make some technical changes to their networks due to changes in national numbering plan (NNP) and this could take about 8 weeks.
The full MNP will allow subscribers to retain their mobile number in any part of the country even when they change their operator or state. At present, MNP allows subscribers to change mobile network while retaining their number in the same telecom circle.
With Agency Inputs
