Mobile Number Portability

High MNP demand, 5G competition to drive up telcos' marketing expenses

A total of 10.95 million MNP requests were submitted in April, bringing the cumulative number of MNP requests to 830.65 million from 819.70 million at the end of March

Haryana Police blocks over 20,000 mobile numbers issued on fake documents

The Haryana Police has blocked 20,545 mobile numbers issued on fake and forged documents, officials said on Thursday. Most of the blocked SIM cards were issued in Andhra Pradesh, followed by West Bengal and Delhi, among others, a police spokesperson said. A total of 34,000 mobile numbers involved in cyber fraud operating across the state including 40 hotspot villages of Nuh district had been identified and reported on the designated portal. "The remaining about 14,000 mobile numbers involved in cyber frauds will also be blocked soon through the Department of Telecom, government of India," he said in an official statement. He said the State Crime Branch is currently monitoring all mobile numbers involved in cybercrime and is taking reports from the districts in this regard on a daily basis. Recently, 102 teams consisting of 5,000 personnel of Haryana Police raided 14 cybercrime hotspots villages in Nuh district. "The maximum number of mobile numbers involved in cybercrimes have be

Zomato launches hotline number to report rash driving by delivery partners

Company to soon roll out delivery bags with this number printed on them, says no penalty on riders for delay in delivery, no rewards for reaching order on time

What is a Virtual Mobile Number? Benefits, usage and other details

A virtual phone number is not tied to a physical location or a specific device. Here is what you need to know about virtual mobile numbers and how you can get one

What is an IMEI number and how does it help protect your mobile phone?

IMEI is a unique, 15-digit number and is used to identify a device on a mobile network

The Telecom Churn: Requests for mobile number portability peak again

Indian mobile consumers have made close to 30 million MNP requests each quarter in the last three, or in other words, close to 90 million requests in the January - September 2021 period

Trai revamps mobile number portability, advises 3 working days for requests

Similarly, timeline of five working days has been prescribed for requests for port out from one circle to another

Trai extends Nov 11 mobile number portability deadline due to tech issues

The revamped mobile number portability (MNP) or port-out rules aim to makes the entire process faster and simpler

Trai prescribes rate of Rs 6.46 for mobile number portability service

The regulations would come into effect from November 11, 2019

Telcos get time till November 11 to implement revamped MNP norms

The revamped MNP will make the process faster and simpler, and Trai has cut migration process time within a service area to just two days from seven

Trai to revamp mobile number portability process to simplify process

The move to revamp the current mechanism for MNP comes on the heels of the regulator recently slashing the MNP charges by almost 79 per cent to a maximum of Rs 4