Telcos ready to roll out full MNP from today

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, July 2

Private telecom players today said they were ready to roll out full mobile number portability (MNP) from tomorrow as per the deadline laid out by the Department of Telecom (DoT).

The announcement of providing national mobile portability (NMP) from the private players came within a month of Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad making an announcement that public sector operator BSNL would offer full NMP from June 15 last.

NMP is a boon to subscribers who wish to retain their mobile numbers during their relocation to different circles and states. Both pre-paid and post-paid subscribers can avail full MNP services.

Private players led by Airtel, Reliance Communications, Vodafone and MTS have said they are ready to roll out NMP.

Airtel said customers can enjoy special offers like requests for porting within Airtel’s network being processed within 24 hours and free incoming on roaming once they raise a number portability request until it is processed.

Airtel customers can also avail the option of transferring their balance in pre-paid or carrying forward their unbilled/billed amount in the case of post-paid while porting their number to the new city, it said.

For Vodafone, the National MNP is an extension of its intra-circle MNP that was rolled out in 2011.

Reliance Communications (RCom), on the other hand, said it would offer attractive plans for both pre-paid and post-paid customers as a means to attract porting from other service providers, as well as to retain its own customers from porting out.