Mobile services provider, including Airtel and Vodafone, on Thursday announced roll out of nation-wide mobile number portability (NMNP) on Friday that will allow users to keep their existing cell phone numbers while shifting between States.
Presently, users can change their operator while retaining the same number only in the same State or telecom circle. NMNP will enable people shifting location, across circles, to retain their number either with the same operator or by shifting to a different operator. The government had fixed July 3 as the deadline for a national rollout of NMNP. Bharti Airtel said customer requests to port within its network will be processed in 24 hours and while the request is being processed, they can avail free incoming on roaming.