New Delhi: All operators are gearing to launch the full Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service from Friday to meet a deadline which had been set by the government. After this service, Mobile users will be able to retain their number across the country.
All operators, including Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and Reliance Communications, as also state-run MTNL and BSNL, have announced they would be rolling out the full MNP from July 3 to enable their customers to retain their mobile numbers even if they shift base to a new place.
Notify that the earlier deadline for MNP was May 3 but it had been extended y two months as operators were not ready for national MNP. Now the MNP service will also facilitate the users to choose the operator of their choice without changing their numbers.
Airtel in a statement said that their customers can also enjoy special offers like processing requests to port within Airtel’s network within 24 hours and free incoming on roaming until the portability request is processed.
Vodafone said, “Customers looking for the convenience of retaining their existing number at the new location can avail the benefits of national MNP service.”
Vodafone India Chief Commercial Officer Vivek Mathur said, “Vodafone has benefited from the intra-circle MNP that was rolled out in 2011 and we look forward to a similar response this time.”
Idea Cellular said it has enabled its network to roll out the DoT mandated national MNP services for mobile users across the country.
Idea said, “Idea has been the MNP leader with over 14 million net gain of customers so far, through intra circle MNP services. The company is now ready to enable national MNP by allowing its own users to retain their numbers even if they move out of a circle and also take on new customers who wish to switch to Idea network from their current service provider.”
Reliance Communications also confirmed that Reliance is ready to roll out MNP nationally from July 3 onwards. It also plans to offer attractive and aggressive plans to retain customers.
Bureau Report
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