If there are two things that we Indian mobile users have been waiting for since ages, its 3G and Mobile Number Portability - and while both have dodged us for the past few excruciating months - looks like there would be a final decision on the MNP saga bit at least by October 31, 2010.The TRAI, in a recent announcement has directed mobile operator in the country to implement MNP by October 31 this year or be ready to face the consequences. If that wasn't all, the Department of Telecom (DoT) made it clear to operators yesterday that the infrastructure for and tests for porting numbers from one service provider to another are to be completed before September 1. If they fail to do that, the service providers would be barred from launching new commercial services in any area - starting September 1.
Mobile number portability, a technology using which users can retain their numbers whilst migrating to a different service provider, has been in the works for quite some time now. Mobile operators have been dilly dallying over it for multiple reasons due to which the last deadline of June 30 was missed. State owned cell-cos have confirmed that they have already deployed all technical infrastructure required to support MNP which leaves the private players to act.
Do you think this time the companies would stick to the October 31 deadline? Leave us a comment and let us know your thoughts.
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