New MNP rules: 3 working days to process port-out requests in same circle, 5 days for inter-circle

[socrates]

Telecom operator’s role reduced, now port out in 3 days from 16 December

 

[Navjot Singh]

New MNP rules: Trai fixes 3 working days to process port-out requests in same circle, 5 days for inter-circle

According to present rules, telecom operators and MNP service providers are required to process the request of subscribers within four days in the same circle to change their telecom operator without changing their mobile number.

indianexpress.com

The new rules will come into effect from December 16.

The MNP request under the present rule will be processed till December 9 and the service will not be available between December 10 and December 15 as entities involved in the process will be migrating their systems to implement new rules.

Besides this, other major changes have been incorporated such as the validity of the Unique Porting Code or UPC has been brought down to four days instead of a fortnight prescribed earlier, for all circles except Jammu & Kashmir, Assam and North East, where the validity of the said code remains unchanged to 30 days, it said.

4 days validity of the porting code? Wtf

 

[varkey]

4 days validity of the porting code? Wtf

If I understood correctly, the porting code need not be valid for the entire duration of the port-out process, as long as you or your operator initiates the port-out process within the validity period you are good.

So a short validity is actually good, prevents mis-use to some extend perhaps? And you could always generate a new UPC immediately after the previous one expires so it doesn't really affect a bone fide port out request IMHO.

 

[varkey]

So did anyone try the new process?

 

[socrates]

One MNP is work in progress (from Vodafone prepaid to Jio prepaid) will happen by tomorrow. Keeping my fingers crossed. Another should start today.

 

[mhsabir]

Vodafone prepaid to AIrtel prepaid done by a friend in January - no issues as such.