The facility that allows the mobile phone users to retain their numbers while making a shift in the operator was slated to be implemented from January 1, 2010, in metros and large circles. For the rest of the country, the users were expected to have access to facility from April.
But post a review meeting, between the Department of Telecom (DoT), Telecom Regulatory and the mobileoperators, this week the implementation of MNP has been put off for around three to six months.
During the meet, both the private and state-run operators informed that they are not yet ready with the network to implement the MNP. The equipment has been deployed but testing and commissioning of the system would be completed only till the March, 2010, informed the operators.
The Indian nation is one of the fastest growing mobile markets in the world with the user base crossing the 500 million mark. But with issues such as the availability of 3G services and the facility MNP it seems the growth is to witness a setback. While, the 3G spectrum has been a long-awaited issue with the government pushing back the auction date from time-to-time, the implementation of MNP is being seen moving on the similar line, heading towards uncertainty!
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