USNMix Report: Mobile Portability Rule Can
Change,
Recommended From Companies.
Recommended From Companies.
The Telecom Regulatory
Authority of India (TRAI) started reviewing the fee related to the replacement
of the Telecom Service Provider. This review is being done to change the existing
rules and procedures of Mobile Number Portability (MNP).
The Telecom Regulatory
Authority of India (TRAI) started reviewing the fee related to the replacement
of the Telecom Service Provider. This review is being done to change the
existing rules and procedures of Mobile Number Portability (MNP). TRAI has
issued a consultation and asked the concerned parties to continue the fee of
four rupees per port under the existing calculation method or to adopt the new
calculation method. New service providers pay
port fees to old service providers. TRAI has also asked that the request of the
port be treated as a transaction fee or the status of successful port is given
to it.
Easy Portability Rules in
December 2018
In the past, some media
reporters had also claimed that the MNP was to be closed by TRAI. It was stated
in the report that MNP can be closed from TRAI on 31 March 2019. That is, after
this date you will not be able to change your service provider. However these
reports were later misconstrued. TRAI has made portability rules easy in
December 2018 only. Now, mobile number can be ported in just two days after the
request is generated. So far, its period is more than a week.
Charging was reduced in
January 2018
In January 2018, TRAI
reduced the charge of mobile number portability from Rs 19 to 4 rupees. Since
then companies have suffered losses due to number portability. The only source
of income for these companies is the charge. After the entry in Reliance Jio's
telecom industry in 2017, there has been a four-fold increase in MNP's request
on a monthly basis.
MNP increased by companies
shutdown
With the closure of Reliance
Communications, Tata Teleservices, Aircel and Telenor India, its customers have
also changed their service provider through MNP. Telecom sector giants Bharti
Airtel, Idea and Vodafone have found it difficult to stop their customers and
make new customers. In such cases, these companies have tried to woo the tariff
and get rid of attractive offers. The MNP process has been made quite easy, so
that customers can easily switch to the service provider.
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