You can now retain your mobile number while shifting cities, much awaited national mobile number portability (MNP) becomes reality from today.
Telecom operators Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, Reliance Communications including state-owned BSNL and MTNL have announced rolling out from Friday the full mobile number portability that will allow customers to retain their numbers across the country.
The national MNP service will facilitate customers to carry their existing mobile number from one telecom circle to another across the country and choose the operator of their choice without changing their numbers.
Other private players such as Uninor, Sistema Shyam Teleservices and Videocon will also roll out the service to meet the July 3 deadline fixed by the government