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PR No.42of2019

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has announced the implementation of the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2018, originally set for June 13, 2019. Due to requests from Telecom Service Providers and Mobile Number Portability Service Providers for an extension, the implementation date has been postponed to September 2019. Stakeholders cited significant changes in network and IT elements as reasons for the delay.

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PR No.42of2019

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has announced the implementation of the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2018, originally set for June 13, 2019. Due to requests from Telecom Service Providers and Mobile Number Portability Service Providers for an extension, the implementation date has been postponed to September 2019. Stakeholders cited significant changes in network and IT elements as reasons for the delay.

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I.

Information note to the Press (Press Releastt"No.42/2019)

For Immediate release

/ Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

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" Implementation of Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability
(Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2018

New Delhi, 12th June, 2019- Implementation of the Telecommunication


Mobile Number Portability (Seventh Amendment) Regulations 2018.

2. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued


Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability (Seventh Amendment)
Regulations, 2018 (9 of 2018) on 13 th December 2018. As per these
regulations, the revised Mobile Number Portability (MNP)process is scheduled
to be in force w.e.f. 13.06.2019.

3. TRAI on 29.04.2019 issued a letter to Telecom Service Providers (TSPs)


and Mobile Number Portability Service Providers (MNPSPs)to furnish status of
readiness of process developments and specifications so that adequate time is
available for testing before the implementation.

4. In response to the TRAI's letter, most of the stakeholders (TSPs and


MNPSPs) have cited various reasons including significant changes in their
network and IT elements. These stake holders have accordingly requested to
extend the timeline for implementation of Telecommunication Mobile Number
Portability (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2018 (9 of 2018).

5. The responses provided by TSPs and MNPSPs have been examined and
upon considering the requests of stakeholders by the Authority, the timeline
for implementation of Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability (Seventh
Amendment) Regulations, 2018, has been extended from 13th June, 2019 to
so= September, 2019.
6. For any clarification/information, Shri S. T. Abbas, Advisor (Networks,
Spectrum and Licensing) may be contacted at Tel. No. +91-11-23210481,
Fax No. +91-11-23232677.

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