MNP

TRAI Modifies Rules For New SIM Replacement Under Mobile Number Portability

The TRAI has also decided to introduce an additional criterion for rejection of the request for allocation of the Unique Porting Code through these amendment regulations.

Jun 29, 2024, 11:41 AM IST

Deadline Extended For Stakeholder Comments On TRAI's Draft Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability

Draft Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability (Ninth amendment) Regulations, 2023, seeking inputs from the stakeholders have been placed on TRAl’s website (www.trai.gov.in). 

Oct 20, 2023, 15:48 PM IST

BSNL users can get free 4G sim card till December 31, here’s how

All new BSNL users can avail this facility till December 31.

Oct 06, 2021, 13:30 PM IST

Changing mobile operator could now take just 2 days, not a week

Soon, two working days is all it would take for you to change your mobile operator.

Sep 08, 2018, 11:08 AM IST

Guess how many people changed mobile operators in January 2018

The highest number of MNP requests till date have been received in Karnataka (35.27 million) followed by Andhra Pradesh (30.15 million).

Mar 23, 2018, 20:59 PM IST

Know how to port your existing phone number to Reliance Jio

Know how to port your number to Reliance Jio.

Sep 01, 2016, 13:36 PM IST

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

Five years after mobile number portability (MNP) was introduced in India, incumbents Idea Cellular, Vodafone and Bharti Airtel stand out as the only gainers while Reliance Communications, Aircel and Tata Teleservices are the biggest losers.

Apr 14, 2016, 22:18 PM IST

Full MNP will empower people, improve services: Prasad

Full MNP will enable subscribers to transfer their mobile numbers to any new city or locality across the country and use it as local number from today. So far, the facility was available only within a telecom circle or service area.

Jul 03, 2015, 18:50 PM IST

Mobile users to get full number portability from today

Mobile users will be able to retain their numbers across the country with all operators gearing to launch the full Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service Friday to meet a deadline set by the government.

Jul 03, 2015, 08:48 AM IST

One nation, one number: Nationwide MNP becomes a reality

Starting Friday, the nationwide mobile number portability (MNP) has become a reality with mobile operators Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and others rolling out the policy that will allow customers to retain their existing numbers across the country while they can change their service provider.

Jul 03, 2015, 07:41 AM IST

Mobile operators to roll out nationwide MNP on Friday

Other private players such as Uninor, Sistema Shyam Teleservices and Videocon will also roll out the service to meet the July 3 deadline fixed by the government.

Jul 02, 2015, 17:34 PM IST

Airtel to roll out full mobile number portability from tomorrow

Porting requests within Airtel network will be processed in 24 hours.

Jul 02, 2015, 13:12 PM IST

Now, you can dial STD mobile phone numbers without adding 0 or +91

Earlier this month, DoT extended the deadline to fully implement the MNP across the country by another two months.

May 21, 2015, 11:15 AM IST

DoT extends MNP deadline by another 2 months

The earlier deadline to roll out 'full MNP' was May 3.

May 02, 2015, 11:07 AM IST

Full MNP not possible by May 3 as DoT seeks changes: COAI

Government has set a deadline of May 3 to start full MNP service and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has amended the MNP regulation on February 25.

Apr 20, 2015, 17:21 PM IST

Take undertaking of ownership from subscribers for MNP: TRAI

Telecom regulator TRAI has asked mobile operators to obtain undertaking of ownership from subscribers seeking to port numbers and disconnect them if the information is found to be incorrect.

Apr 16, 2015, 22:29 PM IST

Pan-India MNP from May 3, TRAI amends regulation

Mobile subscribers from May 3 will be able to port their numbers anywhere in the country while changing service providers, as telecom regulator Trai has amended the regulation on it.

Feb 25, 2015, 15:11 PM IST

TRAI issues draft rules for full mobile number portability

Telecom regulator TRAI has issued draft regulations to facilitate full mobile number portability which is set to start from May 3.

Jan 24, 2015, 18:38 PM IST

Voda, Airtel fined most for tariff and MNP rules violations

Other companies fined for this include Aircel (Rs 2.3 lakh), Reliance Communications (Rs 2 lakh) Airtel (Rs 50,000) Tikona (Rs 25,000), Loop Mobile (Rs 20,000) and D-Vois broadband (Rs 30,000).

Nov 28, 2014, 21:15 PM IST

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.

Oct 15, 2014, 17:30 PM IST