MNP unlikely by April
Bhaskar
What delays mobile number portability (MNP) in India? It is clearly seen that majority of private operators are ready with the implementation of the MNP in India, apart from the government PSUs --- Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL). This points fingers towards these two telcos for the delay.
A close source in the Ministry of Communications and IT has informed us that the both the PSUs (BSNL & MTNL) have been lobbying strongly against implementation of number portability in India. He said that both the PSUs foresee huge churn from their network once MNP is launched. “A large number of subscribers in the PSU network have been logged on to the network only to retain the number. Once MNP is implemented both PSUs are likely to feel the heat of subscriber churn,” the source informed.
This has already delayed the implementation of MNP in India by three months. However, this is unlikely that the MNP would be launched by April 2010.
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