Gujarat tops MNP requests: TRAI
Ahmedabad: Gujarat ranks number one in the country in terms of requests made for mobile number portability (MNP), with 
6.17lakh subscribers opting for the facility from the state, says a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) report.
As per data furnished by service providers, 64.23lakh mobile phone users applied for MNP in the country by March 2011 end, out of which 9.61percent requests were made from Gujarat.
The first phase of MNP was launched on November 25 last year while it was rolled out pan-India from January 20 this year.
Mobile number portability, which allows subscribers to switch from one operator to another without changing the number, has become an important feature in telecom arena.
The maximum number of requests for MNP were received from Gujarat (6.17lakh) followed by Rajasthan (5.49 lakh) in the Western zone. Elsewhere, Karnataka reported 5.29lakh subscribers going for MNP followed by Tamil Nadu with (4.74lakh), a TRAI report said.
Source: PTI
6.17lakh subscribers opting for the facility from the state, says a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) report.
As per data furnished by service providers, 64.23lakh mobile phone users applied for MNP in the country by March 2011 end, out of which 9.61percent requests were made from Gujarat.
The first phase of MNP was launched on November 25 last year while it was rolled out pan-India from January 20 this year.
Mobile number portability, which allows subscribers to switch from one operator to another without changing the number, has become an important feature in telecom arena.
The maximum number of requests for MNP were received from Gujarat (6.17lakh) followed by Rajasthan (5.49 lakh) in the Western zone. Elsewhere, Karnataka reported 5.29lakh subscribers going for MNP followed by Tamil Nadu with (4.74lakh), a TRAI report said.
