MNP New Regulations: Transition Period The first thing that the subscribers wishing to port their number should understand is that starting today evening 6:00 PM, the subscribers will not be able to port their SIM until a few days. The customers who have lodged a porting request before 6 PM today will be able to receive their Unique Porting Code (UPC) which is required to port from one operator to another. But, after this time, whoever lodges a porting request, the subscriber will not be able to receive any UPC for their number. This transition period will last from today 6 PM to December 15, 2019. In these six days, Trai has put a hold on all kinds of porting from one operator to another operator, or between two circles. The reason for this hold is that the MNP service providers and the systems at work which facilitate porting in the backend are being updated and tuned to the new rules. When the porting resumes back on December 16, then the subscribers will be able to enjoy the new porting regulations which significantly cut down waiting time period on both inter circle and intra circle porting. However, for faster porting, the customers will have to hold on to their old operator until December 16. Trai Finally Implements New MNP Regime To recall, up until now, Trai has postponed the transition to the new MNP regime a couple of times already. This is because Trai had noted that a thorough testing process was going on in the backend to make sure that the MNP service providers and the systems of the telecom operators were in the proper place before the new MNP regime was brought into effect. https://youtu.be/dKM8IITxKPo Positives of the New MNP Regime Talking about the positives of the new MNP tariff regime, Trai has noted that the new rules cut short the timeline of the MNP process by a significant margin. Previously the intra circle porting between different telecom operators which used to take more than 7 days will now happen in only two days including generation of the unique porting code. As for the inter circle portability which happens between two different circles, Trai has noted that it would take the subscribers five days to port between two circles. Overall, the subscribers porting their number will enjoy significant streamlined service as compared to before.
