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Cell number portability roll out by Dec 31.


THE long- awaited mobile number portability Mobile Number Portability (MNP) enables mobile telephone users to retain their mobile telephone numbers when changing from one mobile network operator to another.

MNP is implemented in different flavours across the globe.
 ( MNP (Microcom Networking Protocol) A family of communications protocols from Microcom, Inc., Norwood, MA, that have become de facto standards for error correction (classes 2 through 4) and data compression (class 5). In 1997, Compaq acquired Microcom. ), which has been delayed by three months, will now be implemented in the metros and category A service areas on December 31 and the rest of the country on March 20, 2009, said Telecom Regulatory Authority Noun 1. regulatory authority - a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest
regulatory agency

administrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilities
 of India ( Trai) on Wednesday.

Earlier this month the government had said the implementation of MNP would be delayed by three months as regulations were still being put in place.

MNP enables mobile phone users to retain their numbers when moving from one mobile network operator to another.

Globally, MNP is implemented in different ways.

Releasing the Telecommunication telecommunication

Communication between parties at a distance from one another. Modern telecommunication systems—capable of transmitting telephone, fax, data, radio, or television signals—can transmit large volumes of information over long distances.
 Mobile Number Portability Regulations, 2009, Trai said the facility will be available only within a given licensed service area. A subscriber holding a mobile number would be eligible to make a porting request only after 90 days of the date of activation of the mobile connection.

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