Number of mobile subscribers in India who used MNP till June End 2011

According to the latest date from TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) in the month of July alone, 25 Lakh 63 thousand (2.56 million) mobile subscribers in India changed their operator under Mobile Number Portability (MNP).

With this, the total number of mobile subscribers in India, porting their numbers under MNP, since MNP launch in India, reaches to 1 crore 55 Lakh 48 thousand (15.5 million or 1.8 percent of all mobile subscribers in India).

In putting MNP to use, Gujarat’s mobile subscribers are at the top. Since the launch of MNP in the country, 15.51 Lakh (1.55 million) mobile phone subscribers in Gujarat circle used MNP to change their existing operator, while keeping the same number.

Maharashtra with 12.61 Lakh (1.261 million) came second; while Karnataka circle with 11.94 Lakh (or 1.194 million) came third.

Delhi and Mumbai circles with a total of 8.39 Lakh (839,471) and 5.74 Lakh (574,194) portability applications came fourth and fifth. ---------

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Number of mobile subscribers in India who used MNP till June End 2011

Anil Singh Monday, September 12, 2011

Mobile Operator who gained most following Mobile Number Portability in India

It’s the Vodafone.

According to the data from an industry body released on Friday, Vodafone India has so far gained the most following India's transition to MNP, which allows mobile users to retain their existing numbers even when they switch carriers.

But, mobile number portability (MNP), launched in Punjab in late November and nationwide from Jan. 20, didn’t prove to be a game changer.

According to the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) data, less than 5 million or 50 lakh subscribers, or less than 1 percent of the country's total customers, had opted for MNP.

In mumber terms, Vodafone and Idea led the pack. Out of those who oped for MNP, a net 1,92,761 customers switched to India's third-largest mobile carrier Vodafone Essar, while sixth-ranked Idea Cellular was next, with net gains of 1,50,789 customers.

Top mobile operator Bharti Airtel gained a net 148,215 customers in MNP, but No. 2 Reliance Communications was a net loser of 306,417 customers, data showed. ---------

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Mobile Operator who gained most following Mobile Number Portability in India

Anil Singh Monday, March 21, 2011

Number of subscribers opt for Mobile Number Portability All India

Mobile Number Portability (MNP), the service which allows a mobile subscriber to change his/her operator while retaining his/her old number, initially launched in Haryana on November 25 last year and later on extended to the rest of India on January 20; has been embraced well by Indians.

According to the data collected from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), up to February 2, 13.5 Lakh (or 1.35 million) subscribers have requested to avail the facility across India.

The northern region of the country comprising Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana has seen a significant jump in the number of subscribers requesting mobile number portability (MNP). There have been requests from nearly 300,000 or 3 Lakh subscribers from the country’s northern region.

State wise use of MNP, based on the number of requests received, with Punjab leading the table:

Haryana ______________ 212,000 requests
Punjab________________75,000
Himachal Pradesh_______9,000
Jammu and Kashmir______500

As the awareness about MNP is picks up, picking up, experts believe that the requests will increase significantly in the coming months. ---------

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Number of subscribers opt for Mobile Number Portability All India

Anil Singh Monday, February 7, 2011