Mobile Number Portability in India will be introduced from December 31 2009. You will now be able to change your cell phone service provider to another one, without changing your mobile number. The cost of Mobile Number Portability in India is Rs. 19 only and the price can go even lower. TRAI( Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) has said that the price of Mobile Number Portability should not be more than Rs. 19. Definitely, the cell phone industry in India gets even more competitive now.
If you have not been satisfied with your mobile network or not happy with your mobile service provider, you can now change a cell phone service provider with better tarriff and customer service. And I repeat, you do not even have to change your mobile number This service has been very active in places like the UK, and you can expect a lot of competition and craze in the cell phone married Indian market too.
3G in India is also going great guns with BSNL India setting the rate for video calling in India at 30 paise per minute only for local calls. For STD, video calling rates in India are 50 paise per minute from BSNL. This is very low rate for video calling by international standards and good news for the consumers. Not too surprising, considering that India has the lowest cell phone rates in the world and the country is also the fastest growing mobile India