New Delhi: There is a good news for all those people who wanted to retain their old cell phone number but could not because of shifting their base to some other city.
A government official said, The Telecom Commission has given in-principle approval to full MNP. Reference will be sent to TRAI for additional information and clarification,
The Department of Telecom (DoT) will seek additional details from TRAI on issues like bank guarantees and clarification on number of players to be involved. At present, subscribers are allowed to change their service providers while retaining same number within a circle only.
The Commission also approved the revised strategy for implementation of Rs 20,000-crore National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) project to connect 2.5 lakh village panchayats with an extended deadline of March, 2017.
The project was earlier proposed to be completed by September, 2015.
The Commission also approved the long-pending crucial project of installing mobile towers in Naxal-hit nine states, for which BSNL had submitted higher estimate of Rs 3,241 crore against Rs 3,046 crore cleared by Cabinet. The project will be placed before Cabinet for final approval.
The Commission also approved another infrastructure project for improving phone services in North East states. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ((TRAI) had estimated a project cost of around Rs 2,900 crore. The project will also be placed before the Cabinet for final approval.
The DoT did not place spectrum sharing matter before the panel as TRAI has written to the department that it was working on the subject and would soon issue its recommendation.
Bureau Report
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