2G ban ashamed; Mobile Number Portability rescues customers
However, TRAI tried to sooth the customers after declaring that affected customers easily can opt for Mobile Number Portability (MNP) and the telecom companies, whose licences will be cancelled, have been asked to provide necessary aide to their customers within four months. It seems that the 2G ban failed as MNP has already been started in India. [What is MNP? How to switch telecom operator? Complete details]
Which companies' licences will be cancelled?
Uninor, Tata Teleservices, Idea Cellular and Videocon are few of the most affected telecom companies. [See the list of 122 cancelled 2G licenses]
However, Trai chairman, JS Sharma informed, "If the operators are able to get back their licences, they can continue to offer uninterrupted service."
Which
companies
may
enjoy
the
benefits
now?
Vodafone,
Bharti
Airtel
and
RCom
(whose
licenses
were
allocated
before
Jan
10,
2008)
might
be
the
most
benefited
telecom
companies.
What
should
customers
do?
Customers
can
opt
for
Mobile
Number
Portability
(MNP).
In
this
service,
the
mobile
user
can
switch
to
other
service
provider
without
changing
the
mobile
numbers.
Both
prepaid
and
postpaid
tele-users
have
the
facility
to
switch
to
other
favourable
tele-operators.
Exception: Any user who has been a subscriber of these operators for less than 90 days cannot undertake this (MNP) measure, informed TRAI chief.
What should the vendors do?
As the contracts of vendors, infrastructure providers and financing companies with the telecom companies will be affected by the 2G ban, cases might be filed against them, though specific terms and conditions will differ from operators to operators.
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