Mobile Number Portability

   Mobile Phone as status symbol in the 1995 become necessity in 2009 because this tiny device gives so much comfort to it’s user, now prices’ of calls have gone so much down that it can be afforded by anybody and everybody, major reason of price slashing is that in every circle six to seven service providers are giving services and in the environment of stiff competition to lure customers they are coming up with attractive packages on weekly basis on an average, the subscriber base of mobile user in India till October,2009 is 471 million which is far more then landline user which is 37 million. Gradually people are now finding landline phones as less attractive when they compare it with mobile phones.
    Despite having countless facilities to carry mobile phones, yet subscriber sometimes find their current service provider service less competitive or attractive then other service provider but still not able to switch to other service providers because if they are prepaid customer then they are bound with service provider for certain period and if they are postpaid customer it is not easy to opt another service provider immediately and then forward the number to everybody he have in his contact list because then he have to call his all the contact so that they get information about new number, so that is why they avoid to switch over. It will be a big news for such customers who want to move from one service provider to other if they find other service provider is giving good service or have attractive tariff plan as TRAI (Telecom Regulator Authority of India) announced the rules and regulations to be followed for the Mobile Number Portability in their draft release on 23 September 2009. Mobile Number Portability (MNP) allows users to retain their numbers, while shifting to a different service provider provided they follow the guidelines set by TRAI. Users are expected to holding the mobile number with a given provider for at least 90 days, before they decide to move to the other provider. As per news reports, Government of India decided to implement MNP from December 31st, 2009 in Metros & category ‘A’ service areas and by March 20th, 2010 in rest of the country. To use MNP service user has to pay only Rupees 19 and within maximum four days his/her same number will work with new service provider. It could intensify the stiff competition in the world's fastest-growing telecom market and push call charges ever lower. This means a BSNL user can choose to move to CDMA-based mobile services of Reliance Telecommunications and retain the original phone number. This will increase competition levels in the market and force operators to offer better quality of services and lower tariffs.
   Begin January 2010 in Metros and March 20 rest of the country Cell user will get a tool to dump their service provider all it need is Rupees 19 and wait of four days plus he must have to be with service provider for at least one quarter of year .MNP is must when we are in era of stiff competition and companies are coming up with schemes on every passing week so this will help customers to enjoy best deal and service at their will not what companies are claiming in their publicity campaigning.