Mobile number portability is implemented in varying ways across the globe. The International and European standard specifies that a customer wishing to port their number contact the new network (recipient), which then sends the number portability request (NPR) to the current network (donor). This is known as "recipient-led" porting. By contrast, the UK and India are the only exceptions to implement a "donor-led" system. In the case of a donor-led system, the customer wishing to port their number is required to contact the donor to obtain a Porting Authorisation Code (PAC) in the UK— or a Unique Porting Code (UPC) in India —which is then given to the recipient network. The recipient continues the porting process by contacting the donor with a porting code. This form of porting is known as "donor-led" and has been criticised by some industry analysts as being inefficient, though it prevents MNP scams. It has also been observed that it may act as customer deterrent as well as allowing the donor an opportunity of "winning back" the customer. This might lead to distortion of competition, especially in the markets with new entrants that are yet to achieve scalability of operation. From 1 July 2019 as a result of new rules from Ofcom, In the UK a customer can request a PAC without having to speak to their provider by texting PAC to 65075.
A significant technical aspect of MNP is related to the routing of calls or mobile messages (SMS, MMS) to a number once it has been ported. There are various flavours of call routing implementation across the globe but the International and European best practice is via the use of a central database (CDB) of ported numbers. A network operator makes copies of the CDB and queries it to find out to which network to send a call. According to RFC3482, this is also known as All Call Query (ACQ) and is highly efficient and scalable. A majority of the established and upcoming MNP systems across the world are based on this ACQ/CDB method of call routing. One of the very few countries not to use ACQ/CDB is the UK, where once a number has been ported, calls to that number are still routed via the donor network. This is also known as "indirect routing" and is highly inefficient as it is wasteful of transmission and switching capacity. Because of its donor dependent nature, indirect routing also means that if the donor network develops a fault or goes out of business, the customers who have ported numbers out of that network will lose incoming calls to their numbers.[citation needed] The UK telecoms regulator Ofcom completed its extended review of the UK MNP process on 29 November 2007, and mandated that ACQ/CDB be implemented for mobile to mobile ported calls by no later than 1 September 2009.[needs update]
Prior to March 2008, it took a minimum of 5 working days to port a number in the UK, compared to 3.5 working days in Pakistan, 2 hours in United States, as quickly as 20 minutes in the Republic of Ireland, 3 minutes in Australia, and a matter of seconds in New Zealand. On 17 July 2007, Ofcom released its conclusions from the review of the UK MNP and mandated reduction of porting time to 2 working days effective 1 April 2008. On 29 November 2007, Ofcom completed a round of consultations on further reduction of porting time to 2 hours along with recipient-led porting and mandated that near-instant (no more than 2 hours) recipient-led porting be implemented by no later than 1 September 2009. However, in early 2008 Vodafone UK appealed the Ofcom statement before the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), and on 18 September 2008, CAT ruled in favor of the appeal, returning the matter back to Ofcom for reconsideration. On 8 July 2010, Ofcom issued a final statement, retaining the donor-led process, mandating a two-hour PAC release time, and reducing the porting time from two to one working day.[1]
In a decentralised model of MNP, an FNR (flexible number register) may be used to manage a database of ported out/ported in numbers for call routing.
Number lookup services
Service providers and carriers who route messages and voice calls to MNP-enabled countries might use home location register (HLR) query services to find out the correct network of a mobile phone number. A number of such services exist, which query the operator's HLR over the SS7 signalling network in order to determine the current network of a specified mobile phone number prior to attempted routing of messaging or voice traffic. These number lookup services can access the centralized database where the details related to each phone number subscribe is present who has been authorised to use the GSM network.
Impact of MNP on mobile carriers and customers
MNP map by implementation time
MNP is important for the telecom markets because it removes a hurdle to switching that might keep those with much equity in the number— in particular business users —prisoner behind a high switching barrier. The reduction in barriers to switching is of particular benefit to challenger carriers against dominant incumbents. Typically, when MNP is implemented in a country, a rise in churn follows.
The caller/customer experience of portability can vary by country. For example, in Portugal any call to a ported mobile number includes an announcement that the number has been ported.[2] Uptake of porting varies considerably by market: A report by Irish regulator Comreg shows over 3 million Irish mobile numbers ported between 2004 and 2013,[3] whereas in Portugal, with a much larger population of mobile users, only a little over one million numbers ported in a similar period.
On July 1, 2020, the time taken for the MNP procedure to take effect was reduced from 3 days to under 24 hours, the customer might also pick a specific date for the MNP procedure be carried out.
The NP Central data base (NPCDB) "NUMLEX" was developed and installed by Mediafon Datapro, administrated by Mediafon Datapro and "imCard S.A. de C.V." . MNP procedure takes up to 8 hours, FNP – 3 days.
Previously prefixes 04x1, 04x2, 04x3 referred to Optus 04x4, 04x5 and 04x6 referred to Vodafone 043x, referred to Vodafone Hutchison Australia formally known as Hutchison 3G Australia. 04x7, 04x8, 04x9 and 0410x referred to Telstra Some carriers may charge a fee for porting out. MNP takes around 10 to 20 minutes
50 BDT Fee and 200 BDT SIM replacement Tax and VAT. Total amount is 256 BDT.
Number portability is available nationwide, "Infozillion BD-Teletech Consortium" provided the MNP. customer should have completed a period of 90 days (from the date of activation of the mobile connection) with the current operator, to be eligible for porting to another operator. Similarly, after porting to a new provider the number would be locked in for 90 days.
GrameenPhone, Robi, Airtel-bd, Banglalink all operator can port own Number.
The duration for the process is 7 days and the time a number is deactivated for portability is about 2 hours.
Phase II: 2018.12 (Phase I and Jiangxi, Hubei and Yunnan provinces)
Phase III: 2019.11.10 (all provinces, officially on 2019.12.01)
<1 (1~2 hours as in Phase II)
Free (but as per the 4th requirement on right, sometimes cancellation of contract services may take some fees)
No MVNO, satellite and IoT numbers are accepted due to technical challenges. No changes on home territory when doing MNP. MNP requests may only accepted if and when the phone numbers:
Service handled by Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA). In the network, you may be charged unexpectedly for a call to a mobile that has been ported form a different network.
Number portability is available nationwide,[26] provided the customer should have completed a period of 90 days (from the date of activation of the mobile connection) with the current operator, to be eligible for porting to another operator. Similarly, after porting to a new provider the number would be locked in for 90 days
The duration for the process is 2 days and the time a number is deactivated for portability is about 2 hours.
Number portability is allowed within a circle. The customer should have completed a period of 90 days (from the date of activation of the mobile connection) with the current operator and any outstanding bills should be cleared, to be eligible for porting to another operator.
Although the duration for the process is 2 days for total process but the time a number is deactivated for portability is 2 hours only.
Customers can port between prepaid and postpaid options. On porting IN, the recipient company provides, free credit and airtime. The service is handled by Pakistan MNP Database (Guarantee) Limited,[40] the joint venture of all the cellular companies of Pakistan.
Agreement signed on 2010-12-22 between AKEP (Authority of Electronic and Postal Communications) and the service handling company "INFOSOFT SYSTEMS sh.a.". Service not implemented yet.
From 1 January 2013 NPCDB in Azerbaijan is administrated by Mediafon Datapro, the company of Mediafon group, which has won international rebid for NPCDB administration in Azerbaijan in 2013.
Mediafon Datapro successfully replaced old solution by modern Numlex NPCDB platform.
The central solution CRDC has been re-implemented several times. First time it was implemented by Telcordia Technologies US, second time by Cap Gemini Sweden and Belgium, third time by Porthus Belgium. Access to DB: setup fee : €11 000, annual fee: €3000. Before, the prefixes 047x was for Proximus phones, 048x for Base and 049x for Orange
From 1 January 2017 NPCDB in Georgia is administrated by Mediafon Datapro, the company of Mediafon group, which has won international rebid for NPCDB administration in Georgia in 2016. Mediafon Datapro successfully replaced old solution by modern Numlex NPCDB platform.
Full mobile number portability in Ireland is a very simple and rapid process, driven by the customer. The request is made to the new operator, then automatically confirmed by SMS or a voice call using a code. It normally completes within a few minutes. Many operators can process requests automatically online through their websites. Requests can occasionally take longer, but usually no more 24 hours. Volumes of ported mobile numbers are reported in the Comreg quarterly report[3] Before 2003, partial mobile number portability was available. Customers retained the last 7-digits of their mobile number, but changed operator prefix. Callers to the old prefix would hear an automatic announcement advising them of the new number. This service was introduced in 1997 and replaced by full portability in 2003. Where an Irish number is ported, mobile callers will hear a 'chirp' tone if they are calling a number that is not on its original network. This alerts them that call charges other networks may apply.
Service handled by PortingXS via the Inports Number Portability System.
Free (1 to €1.6 if the subscriber wants to transfer their prepaid credit to the new carrier)
The maximum time for the procedure is 24 working hours. In case of delay up to 3 working days no refund is given, if the delay is longer than 3 days user receive a refund of €2.5 for each day of delay, start counting from day 1.
Service handled by Mediafon Datapro. The NP Central data base (NPCDB) "NUMLEX" was developed, installed and supported by Mediafon Datapro, administrated by national NPCDB Administrator "NP Base"
To be administrated by the National Central Database (PLI-CBD) run by Office of Electronic Communications (UKE). 30-day max porting time is to be reduced to 1 day.
Mandatory for all mobile carriers, regulated by the Regulatory agency for electronic communications and postal services (RATEL). The fee, if needed, is paid to the recipient carrier.
The largest operators formed independent company, SNPAC AB, to procure central database (CRDB) solution. Implementation of CRDB is carried out by Cap Gemini & Oracle.
Free (may request 5 EGP for new MNP SIM fee), was charging 75 EGP before
NPC serves the centralized administrative and provisioning role of MNP. Number Portability Clearhouse is handled by Telcordia Technologies, where Giza Systems is the system integrator. Cannot revert to existing operator before 4 months of service to new operator. Porting to another operator, line should be at least 4 months old.
The Ministry of Telecommunications has launched the service on 2013-06-15. The project manager is the National Technology Enterprises Company www.ntec.com.kw
NCC (Nigerian Communications Commission) has adopted a phased approach to the launch of Mobile Number Portability service in Nigeria. The process to port to CDMA networks will begin as soon as the GSM porting process is completed and launched. Mobile Number Portability will initially be available among the GSM mobile operators: MTN, GLOBACOM, ETISALAT, and AIRTEL. Number Portability Clearinghouse service handled by Telcordia Technologies
Maximum 1 working day - would be activated the successive day
Free, operator can impose SIM card charges if any
The National Numbering Committee, established by ictQATAR has taken care of the MNP management. Currently both Ooredoo and Vodafone Qatar allows Port in and Port out for Prepaid and Postpaid Services
Managed by the Centralized Clearinghouse Approach, through the NPC (Number Portability Clearinghouse), a product of Telcordia Technologies. The implementer and system integrator is Giza Arabia.
The NP Central data base (NPCDB) "NUMLEX" was developed and installed by Mediafon Datapro, administrated by Mediafon Datapro and Comet Afrique Telecoms .
The three operators, Vodacom SA, MTN SA, and Cell C, formed an independent company for the implementation and management of the central solution. After delays, the implementation of this solution was awarded to local company Saab Grintek teamed up with Telcordia Technologies.
AVEA and Vodafone hired Gantek to implement central database (CRDB) solution and donated it to Turkish Telecommunications Regulatory Authority. Number Portability Clearinghouse service handled by Telcordia Technologies. SIM replacement required.
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This article is about telephone number portability on mobile phones For telephone number portability on landlines see local number portability This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information October 2019 Mobile number portability MNP enables mobile telephone users to retain their mobile telephone numbers when changing from one mobile network carrier to another Contents 1 General overview 2 Technical details 3 Number lookup services 4 Impact of MNP on mobile carriers and customers 4 1 The Americas 4 2 Central Asia 4 3 Asia Pacific 4 4 Europe 4 5 Middle East and Africa 5 See also 6 ReferencesGeneral overview EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article may be too technical for most readers to understand Please help improve it to make it understandable to non experts without removing the technical details December 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mobile number portability is implemented in varying ways across the globe The International and European standard specifies that a customer wishing to port their number contact the new network recipient which then sends the number portability request NPR to the current network donor This is known as recipient led porting By contrast the UK and India are the only exceptions to implement a donor led system In the case of a donor led system the customer wishing to port their number is required to contact the donor to obtain a Porting Authorisation Code PAC in the UK or a Unique Porting Code UPC in India which is then given to the recipient network The recipient continues the porting process by contacting the donor with a porting code This form of porting is known as donor led and has been criticised by some industry analysts as being inefficient though it prevents MNP scams It has also been observed that it may act as customer deterrent as well as allowing the donor an opportunity of winning back the customer This might lead to distortion of competition especially in the markets with new entrants that are yet to achieve scalability of operation From 1 July 2019 as a result of new rules from Ofcom In the UK a customer can request a PAC without having to speak to their provider by texting PAC to 65075 Technical details EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message A significant technical aspect of MNP is related to the routing of calls or mobile messages SMS MMS to a number once it has been ported There are various flavours of call routing implementation across the globe but the International and European best practice is via the use of a central database CDB of ported numbers A network operator makes copies of the CDB and queries it to find out to which network to send a call According to RFC3482 this is also known as All Call Query ACQ and is highly efficient and scalable A majority of the established and upcoming MNP systems across the world are based on this ACQ CDB method of call routing One of the very few countries not to use ACQ CDB is the UK where once a number has been ported calls to that number are still routed via the donor network This is also known as indirect routing and is highly inefficient as it is wasteful of transmission and switching capacity Because of its donor dependent nature indirect routing also means that if the donor network develops a fault or goes out of business the customers who have ported numbers out of that network will lose incoming calls to their numbers citation needed The UK telecoms regulator Ofcom completed its extended review of the UK MNP process on 29 November 2007 and mandated that ACQ CDB be implemented for mobile to mobile ported calls by no later than 1 September 2009 needs update Prior to March 2008 it took a minimum of 5 working days to port a number in the UK compared to 3 5 working days in Pakistan 2 hours in United States as quickly as 20 minutes in the Republic of Ireland 3 minutes in Australia and a matter of seconds in New Zealand On 17 July 2007 Ofcom released its conclusions from the review of the UK MNP and mandated reduction of porting time to 2 working days effective 1 April 2008 On 29 November 2007 Ofcom completed a round of consultations on further reduction of porting time to 2 hours along with recipient led porting and mandated that near instant no more than 2 hours recipient led porting be implemented by no later than 1 September 2009 However in early 2008 Vodafone UK appealed the Ofcom statement before the Competition Appeal Tribunal CAT and on 18 September 2008 CAT ruled in favor of the appeal returning the matter back to Ofcom for reconsideration On 8 July 2010 Ofcom issued a final statement retaining the donor led process mandating a two hour PAC release time and reducing the porting time from two to one working day 1 In a decentralised model of MNP an FNR flexible number register may be used to manage a database of ported out ported in numbers for call routing Number lookup services EditService providers and carriers who route messages and voice calls to MNP enabled countries might use home location register HLR query services to find out the correct network of a mobile phone number A number of such services exist which query the operator s HLR over the SS7 signalling network in order to determine the current network of a specified mobile phone number prior to attempted routing of messaging or voice traffic These number lookup services can access the centralized database where the details related to each phone number subscribe is present who has been authorised to use the GSM network Impact of MNP on mobile carriers and customers Edit MNP map by implementation time MNP is important for the telecom markets because it removes a hurdle to switching that might keep those with much equity in the number in particular business users prisoner behind a high switching barrier The reduction in barriers to switching is of particular benefit to challenger carriers against dominant incumbents Typically when MNP is implemented in a country a rise in churn follows The caller customer experience of portability can vary by country For example in Portugal any call to a ported mobile number includes an announcement that the number has been ported 2 Uptake of porting varies considerably by market A report by Irish regulator Comreg shows over 3 million Irish mobile numbers ported between 2004 and 2013 3 whereas in Portugal with a much larger population of mobile users only a little over one million numbers ported in a similar period The Americas Edit Country Implementation dateyyyy mm dd Time to portdays Price Short notes References Argentina 2010 08 17 1 5 days ARS 5 4 The plan started in August 2010 5 Bolivia 2018 10 01 1 Free The process take more working days on postpaid services 6 7 Brazil 2008 09 01 0 3 Free The plan started in March 2007 8 Canada 2007 03 14 0 Free MNP procedure takes 10 20 minutes 9 Colombia 2011 07 29 0 Free On July 1 2020 the time taken for the MNP procedure to take effect was reduced from 3 days to under 24 hours the customer might also pick a specific date for the MNP procedure be carried out 10 11 12 Chile 2012 01 16 1 Free The process takes place overnight Number Portability Clearinghouse service handled by Telcordia Technologies 13 Dominican Republic 2009 09 30 3 10 Free 14 Ecuador 2009 10 12 4 Free ASCP handled by Systor Telconet and JR Electric Supply El Salvador 2015 08 24 0 Free The NP Central data base NPCDB NUMLEX was developed and installed by Mediafon Datapro administrated by Mediafon Datapro and imCard S A de C V MNP procedure takes up to 8 hours FNP 3 days 15 16 Honduras 2014 04 30 0 Free MNP procedure takes 1 hour Mexico 2008 07 05 2019 09 01 In 2019 September Mediafon de Mexico successfully replaced old solution by modern Numlex NPCDB platform Previously service handled by Telcordia Technologies and Neoris 17 Paraguay 2012 11 30 Up to 8 working days Free MNP can take up to 8 working days but usually takes no longer than 1 2 working days Switching occurs between 1am and 5am Peru 2010 01 01 7 9 Free sim card of the new mobile company that will cost around 15 PEN United States 2003 11 24 0 Free MNP procedure takes 2 hours Central Asia Edit Country Implementation dateyyyy mm dd Time to porthours Price Short notes References Kazakhstan 2016 01 01 5 Free The NP Central data base NPCDB NUMLEX was developed and installed by Mediafon Datapro administrated by national NPCDB Administrator Asia Pacific Edit Country Implementation dateYYYY MM DD Time to portdays Price Short notes References Australia 2001 09 25 0 Free Previously prefixes04x1 04x2 04x3 referred to Optus04x4 04x5 and 04x6 referred to Vodafone043x referred to Vodafone Hutchison Australia formally known as Hutchison 3G Australia 04x7 04x8 04x9 and 0410x referred to TelstraSome carriers may charge a fee for porting out MNP takes around 10 to 20 minutes 18 Bangladesh 2018 10 01 7 0 43 50 BDT Fee and 200 BDT SIM replacement Tax and VAT Total amount is 256 BDT Number portability is available nationwide Infozillion BD Teletech Consortium provided the MNP customer should have completed a period of 90 days from the date of activation of the mobile connection with the current operator to be eligible for porting to another operator Similarly after porting to a new provider the number would be locked in for 90 days GrameenPhone Robi Airtel bd Banglalink all operator can port own Number The duration for the process is 7 days and the time a number is deactivated for portability is about 2 hours 19 China mainland Phase I 2010 11 in Tianjin and Hainan Phase II 2018 12 Phase I and Jiangxi Hubei and Yunnan provinces Phase III 2019 11 10 all provinces officially on 2019 12 01 lt 1 1 2 hours as in Phase II Free but as per the 4th requirement on right sometimes cancellation of contract services may take some fees No MVNO satellite and IoT numbers are accepted due to technical challenges No changes on home territory when doing MNP MNP requests may only accepted if and when the phone numbers Are identified with real name Aren t in reported the loss or halted mode Have not owed phone bills Have no limits on contract services Have linked with the previous carrier for 120 days 20 21 22 23 Hong Kong 1999 03 01 2 Free Service handled by Office of the Communications Authority OFCA In the network you may be charged unexpectedly for a call to a mobile that has been ported form a different network 24 India 2011 01 20 2 25 1 Number portability is available nationwide 26 provided the customer should have completed a period of 90 days from the date of activation of the mobile connection with the current operator to be eligible for porting to another operator Similarly after porting to a new provider the number would be locked in for 90 days The duration for the process is 2 days and the time a number is deactivated for portability is about 2 hours 27 28 29 Japan 2006 10 24 1 JPY 3000 30 31 Malaysia 2008 10 01 1 Free 1 day is a minimum time necessary for porting Number Portability Clearinghouse service handled by Telcordia Technologies 32 33 34 35 Maldives 2016 03 10 2 MVR 200 Number portability is allowed within a circle The customer should have completed a period of 90 days from the date of activation of the mobile connection with the current operator and any outstanding bills should be cleared to be eligible for porting to another operator Although the duration for the process is 2 days for total process but the time a number is deactivated for portability is 2 hours only 36 37 38 New Zealand 2007 04 01 39 Pakistan 2007 03 23 4 Free Customers can port between prepaid and postpaid options On porting IN the recipient company provides free credit and airtime The service is handled by Pakistan MNP Database Guarantee Limited 40 the joint venture of all the cellular companies of Pakistan Philippines 2021 09 30 2 Free 41 Singapore 2008 06 13 1 Free Customers are not able to port between prepaid and postpaid options Vendor for database installation is Syniverse Technologies 42 South Korea 2004 07 12 43 39 Taiwan 2005 10 13 1 NTD 112 44 45 Thailand 2010 12 15 2 Free Number Portability Clearinghouse service is handled by Telcordia Technologies 2 days can be just working days 46 Vietnam 2018 11 16 postpaid 2019 01 01 prepaid 2 60 000 VND postpaid 50 000 VND prepaid 47 Europe Edit Country Implementation dateyyyy mm dd Time to portdays Price Short notes References Albania 2010 12 22 TBA TBA Agreement signed on 2010 12 22 between AKEP Authority of Electronic and Postal Communications and the service handling company INFOSOFT SYSTEMS sh a Service not implemented yet 48 Armenia 2014 04 01 Austria 2004 10 16 3 EUR 10 Azerbaijan 2013 08 01 3 Free From 1 January 2013 NPCDB in Azerbaijan is administrated by Mediafon Datapro the company of Mediafon group which has won international rebid for NPCDB administration in Azerbaijan in 2013 Mediafon Datapro successfully replaced old solution by modern Numlex NPCDB platform 49 50 Belarus 2012 02 01 1 Free Belgium 2002 10 01 2 Free The central solution CRDC has been re implemented several times First time it was implemented by Telcordia Technologies US second time by Cap Gemini Sweden and Belgium third time by Porthus Belgium Access to DB setup fee 11 000 annual fee 3000 Before the prefixes 047x was for Proximus phones 048x for Base and 049x for Orange Bulgaria 2008 04 11 2 EUR 2 56 Croatia 2006 10 01 5 5 days is maximum possible period necessary for porting a number Service handled by HAKOM Cyprus 2004 07 2 Free 51 Czechia 2006 01 15 4 Before 2013 09 01 it was 30 days to transfer now just 4 days 52 Denmark 2001 07 1 DKK 0 29 The central solutions is called OCH Operators Clearing House Before 2009 it was 30 60 days to transfer number now just 1 day 53 Estonia 2005 01 01 7 Finland 2003 07 25 5 Free Handled by the company Numpac 54 France 2003 06 30 3 Free Heavily improved since November 2011 with a 3 days maximum lead time was taking 2 months in most cases before 2007 then 10 days 55 Georgia 2011 01 01 Free From 1 January 2017 NPCDB in Georgia is administrated by Mediafon Datapro the company of Mediafon group which has won international rebid for NPCDB administration in Georgia in 2016 Mediafon Datapro successfully replaced old solution by modern Numlex NPCDB platform 39 Germany 2002 11 01 1 Free Greece 2003 09 3 Free Service handled by Telcordia Technologies Hungary 2004 05 01 8 Free Iceland 2004 10 01 10 Free 10 days is maximum possible period Service handled by Telcordia Technologies Ireland 2003 07 25 0 Free Full mobile number portability in Ireland is a very simple and rapid process driven by the customer The request is made to the new operator then automatically confirmed by SMS or a voice call using a code It normally completes within a few minutes Many operators can process requests automatically online through their websites Requests can occasionally take longer but usually no more 24 hours Volumes of ported mobile numbers are reported in the Comreg quarterly report 3 Before 2003 partial mobile number portability was available Customers retained the last 7 digits of their mobile number but changed operator prefix Callers to the old prefix would hear an automatic announcement advising them of the new number This service was introduced in 1997 and replaced by full portability in 2003 Where an Irish number is ported mobile callers will hear a chirp tone if they are calling a number that is not on its original network This alerts them that call charges other networks may apply Service handled by PortingXS via the Inports Number Portability System Italy 2002 04 01 1 Free 1 to 1 6 if the subscriber wants to transfer their prepaid credit to the new carrier The maximum time for the procedure is 24 working hours In case of delay up to 3 working days no refund is given if the delay is longer than 3 days user receive a refund of 2 5 for each day of delay start counting from day 1 Latvia 2007 10 Free Lithuania 2004 01 01 28 From 2016 01 01 after rebid in 2015 NPCDB administrator VsI Numerio perkelimas manages NPCDB solution NUMLEX developed and installed by Mediafon Time to port 1 day Luxembourg 2005 02 01 1 Managed by the G I E Telcom E I G operator group and developed installed and operated by Systor Trondheim AS Malta 2005 07 31 0 4 hours is a period necessary to port a number Moldova 2013 07 01 5 30 Free Service handled by Mediafon Datapro The NP Central data base NPCDB NUMLEX was developed installed and supported by Mediafon Datapro administrated by national NPCDB Administrator NP Base 56 Netherlands 1999 04 3 57 North Macedonia 2008 09 01 The reference database was developed installed and is operated by Seavus Group Norway 2001 04 01 5 NOK 0 200 Administrated by the National Reference Database NRDB The reference database was developed installed and is operated by Systor Trondheim AS Poland 2006 02 Free To be administrated by the National Central Database PLI CBD run by Office of Electronic Communications UKE 30 day max porting time is to be reduced to 1 day Portugal 2002 01 01 5 10 Free 58 Operated by Portabil S A Solution implemented by Systor Trondheim AS of Norway Romania 2008 10 21 3 59 Free Developed by UTI Systems based on the Porthus implementation 60 Russia 2013 12 01 8 61 RUR 0 100 62 63 CBDPN was installed Serbia 2011 07 01 4 or less RSD 0 200 Mandatory for all mobile carriers regulated by the Regulatory agency for electronic communications and postal services RATEL The fee if needed is paid to the recipient carrier 64 Slovakia 2004 05 01 4 Free Portation request done in 5 days Slovenia 2005 12 31 5 EUR 5 5 EUR is a maximum possible price Spain 2000 10 1 Free 65 Central database managed through the AOPM Asociacion de Operadores para la Portabilidad Movil Sweden 2001 09 01 5 6 66 67 Free The largest operators formed independent company SNPAC AB to procure central database CRDB solution Implementation of CRDB is carried out by Cap Gemini amp Oracle Switzerland 2000 03 01 68 5 Free 69 Ukraine 2019 05 01 3 or less Free Participants 3Mob Lifecell Vodafone Kyivstar Intertelecom United Kingdom 2003 07 25 1 Free Users in the United Kingdom are required to use a Porting Authorisation Code PAC 70 71 Middle East and Africa Edit Country Implementation dateyyyy mm dd Time to portdays Price Short notes References Bahrain 2011 07 08 Free Managed by the Systor Cntral System Egypt 2008 04 07 24 hours Free may request 5 EGP for new MNP SIM fee was charging 75 EGP before NPC serves the centralized administrative and provisioning role of MNP Number Portability Clearhouse is handled by Telcordia Technologies where Giza Systems is the system integrator Cannot revert to existing operator before 4 months of service to new operator Porting to another operator line should be at least 4 months old 72 Ghana 2011 07 07 typically 5 10 min max 24 hours Free Central system operated by Porting Access Ghana under authorisation from National Communications Authority Iran 2016 07 10 3 5 Free Israel 2007 12 03 up to 30 minutes Free Service includes landline as well as mobile numbers 73 Ivory Coast 2018 The NP Central data base NPCDB NUMLEX was developed and installed by Mediafon Datapro Jordan 2010 39 Kenya 2011 04 01 Free 74 Kuwait 2013 06 15 1 Free The Ministry of Telecommunications has launched the service on 2013 06 15 The project manager is the National Technology Enterprises Company www ntec com kw Morocco 2019 ongoing deployment In 2019 Mediafon Datapro will successfully implement modern Numlex NPCDB platform Nigeria 2013 04 22 2 Free NCC Nigerian Communications Commission has adopted a phased approach to the launch of Mobile Number Portability service in Nigeria The process to port to CDMA networks will begin as soon as the GSM porting process is completed and launched Mobile Number Portability will initially be available among the GSM mobile operators MTN GLOBACOM ETISALAT and AIRTEL Number Portability Clearinghouse service handled by Telcordia Technologies 75 Oman 2006 08 26 Implemented as a decentralized solution by Porthus for Nawras and by Gulf Business Machines Telcordia for Oman Mobile Palestine 2020 09 20 1 hour Free Cannot revert to the existing operator before 3 months for prepaid users 6 months for postpaid users of service to the new operator 76 77 Qatar 2013 01 31 Maximum 1 working day would be activated the successive day Free operator can impose SIM card charges if any The National Numbering Committee established by ictQATAR has taken care of the MNP management Currently both Ooredoo and Vodafone Qatar allows Port in and Port out for Prepaid and Postpaid Services Saudi Arabia 2006 07 08 Free Managed by the Centralized Clearinghouse Approach through the NPC Number Portability Clearinghouse a product of Telcordia Technologies The implementer and system integrator is Giza Arabia Senegal 2015 09 01 MNP goes nearly online max 24 hours Free The NP Central data base NPCDB NUMLEX was developed and installed by Mediafon Datapro administrated by Mediafon Datapro and Comet Afrique Telecoms Only MNP South Africa 2006 11 10 The three operators Vodacom SA MTN SA and Cell C formed an independent company for the implementation and management of the central solution After delays the implementation of this solution was awarded to local company Saab Grintek teamed up with Telcordia Technologies Tanzania 2017 03 01 Free Tunisia 2016 The NP Central data base NPCDB NUMLEX was developed and installed by Mediafon Datapro administrated by national NPCDB Administrator Turkey 2008 11 09 2 6 Free AVEA and Vodafone hired Gantek to implement central database CRDB solution and donated it to Turkish Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Number Portability Clearinghouse service handled by Telcordia Technologies SIM replacement required See also EditLocal number portability Porting Authorisation CodeReferences Edit Ofcom Changes to the Mobile Number Porting Process Final Statement London 8 July 2010 Retrieved on 6 May 2013 ANACOM Enquiry services www anacom pt a b Quarterly Key Data Report Irish Communications Markets Retrieved 17 February 2023 Mobile Portability in Argentina AFTIC gob ar in Spanish AFTIC Retrieved 24 November 2015 Argentina Archived from the original on 12 July 2014 Retrieved 5 August 2014 Portabilidad numerica ATT confirma que el 1 de octubre entra en vigencia la portabilidad numerica en Bolivia ABR Telecom Brazilian Association of Telecommunication Resources www abrtelecom com br How to Port a Mobile Number www wikihow com Portabilidad numerica entra en vigencia este 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