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DOT and TRAI warns Cellphone Operators to Obey MNP Rules

Finally the Department of Telecom (DoT) and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India [TRAI] has asked all cellphone service providers to obey with the new norms for the mobile number portability (MNP) scheme and warned them of action if they fail to do so. Since there are many complaints from Mobile Customers DOT and TRAI has warned all the Cellphone Operators to Obey MNP Rules and must help the mobile customer if they wished to migrate with other operators else face action .

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Mobile Numbers to starts with 8 from now

The pace of growth of India’s mobile phone use is clear from the fact that the department of telecommunications has exhausted cell phone numbers beginning with 9. But Soon, mobile phone companies are expected to issue cell phone numbers beginning with 8 as the first number. The cellular operators will hereinafter get the 95 sub-level number, which is originally meant for STD or trunk calls, as a follow up of DoT’s instruction to invalidate the 95 from the landline operation.

DoT is on the process of allocating nearly 10 crore numbers for the need, out of which 50% will be kept reserve by DoT itself. TRAI estimates that as of now, there are 415 million cellular subscribers which was 277 million during the same period last year. Anticipating the ongoing growth rateand demand, DoT is contemplating to launch 11 digit series.

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