Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a fresh draft note on mobile number portability (MNP) according to which mobile subscribers will be able to change their service providers anywhere in the country without the need to change their cellphone numbers from May 3.
A person, for instance, while shifting from Delhi to Kolkata will be able to retain the same mobile number while selecting a service provider.
MNP currently allows consumers to change their service provider while retaining the same number only within a telecom circle, which in most cases, is limited to a State.
The Department of Telecom had on November 3 issued amendments to MNP licence agreement stating that MNP is to be implemented across the country within a period of six months.
“Accordingly, the authority has made the Sixth Amendment to the MNP Regulations effective from May 3, 2015,” said TRAI.