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Articles tagged with: Mobile Number Portability
Mobile Number Portability for the UAE Expected Early 2010
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Related Tags: etisalat, du, telecommunications-regulatory--authority, tra, United Arab Emirates
GSMA Launches International Number Portability Registry Service
The GSMA has announced the launch of PathFinder Number Portability Discovery, a GSMA-managed service that will be operated on its behalf by Neustar. The new service encompasses 2.2 billion telephone numbers that are impacted by number portability worldwide, a figure which is expected to rise rapidly. more
Record Number of Mobile Numbers Ported in New Zealand During August
New Zealand's Telecommunications Carriers' Forum (TCF) has announced that a record breaking number of mobile telephone numbers were ported between operators during August. Mobile number portability (MNP) was launched in April 2007. more
Related Tags: mnp, telecommunications-carriers-forum-, New Zealand
India Delays Mobile Number Portability to Year-End
India is to delay the implementation of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) until the end of the year following delays at the networks and the regulator. The operators have faced problems installing the necessary equipment, and the regulator has still to set out the tariffs for the porting service. more
UK Consults on Speeding Up Mobile Number Portability
The UK's telecoms regulator, Ofcom is to hold a consultation on speeding up mobile number portability between network operators. The UK has already reduced the time it takes to transfer a mobile number from five days to two working days and the UK has shorter porting times than many European countries. more
Mobile Number Portability More Attractive to India's Postpaid Users
The introduction of Mobile Number Portability is considered good news for consumers, but presents a looming threat for mobile operators since it presents consumers with the choice of retaining their current mobile phone numbers even if they change their operator. And according to a recently conducted Mobile Consumer Insights study conducted by The Nielsen Company to gauge consumer attitudes and behavior towards mobile operators in India, it seems that close to one in five (18%) Indian mobile phone subscribers would change their mobile operator if Mobile Number Portability is introduced into the market. more
Related Tags: mnp, indoor-coverage, west-bengal, tamil-nadu, India
Thai Regulator Publishes Mobile Number Portability Plans
Thailand's National Telecommunications Commission has published the final details of its plans for mobile number portability. The new rules will come into effect next month, although the operators will actually have up to three months to comply with the regulations. more
Related Tags: national-telecommunications-commission, ais, mnp, Thailand
Over 600,000 Mobile Numbers Ported in Israel Since MNP Introduced
Over a year and a half since number portability plan was implemented in Israel, 607,000 mobile subscribers and 418,000 fixed subscribers have switched companies, reports the Ministry of Communications. more
Related Tags: ministry-of-communications, Israel
Boost for Mobile Operators as Hong Kong Permits Fixed to Mobile Portability
Hong Kong's Telecommunications Authority has announced that telecommunications operators may provide the Fixed Mobile Number Portability ("FMNP") service on a voluntary basis. more
Related Tags: ofta, fixed-mobile-number-portability, Hong Kong
Indian Regulator Publishes Draft MNP Proposals
India's telecoms regulator, the TRAI has published its draft regulations for the forthcoming Mobile Number Portability in the country. The Authority had issued a consultation paper on MNP in July 2005 and submitted its recommendations to Department of Telecom (DoT) in March 2006. In these recommendations, the Authority had recommended implementation of MNP in the whole country in a phased manner, starting from Metros and A category service areas followed by B and C category service areas. more
Related Tags: trai.-mnp, syniverse, mnp, India