MNP - Mobile Number Portability is becoming a reality in India from 31st December 2009 - The Wait is over

Mobile Number Portability or MNP is becoming a reality for Indians.  The regulations pertaining to MNP, finalized by TRAI have been published in the Official GAZETTE OF INDIA.


MNP is going to be implemented from 31st December 2009, in respect of Metro & Category 'A' Licensed Service Areas.


These circles are as follows:

1. Delhi
2. Mumbai
3. Chennai
4. Kolkatta
5. Maharashtra
6. Gujarat
7. Andhra Pradesh
8. Karnataka
9. Tamil Nadu

In all other Licensed Service Areas it will come in to force from 20th March, 2010.

• There will be two Clearing Houses to implement this in two zones.
• Zone 1 - West & South India
• Zone 2 - North & East India

The Number Porting Charges, Transaction Charge and Dipping Charge - i.e. which are to be paid by the customer to port or migrate their number have not yet been notified. They will be finalized and declared by TRAI before the said date of implementation.


Currently all the operators are creating requisite systems, upgrades, processes and rules for MNP internally. Also they making their ERP systems fully ready and making internal staff aware and trained about it.


This is just a teaser informing you about the implementation date.
We are going to cover this issue in full detail with all its ramifications, processes, guidelines etc.


Our team will give you simplest & detailed understanding about the MNP in the time to come and also update you about how much it will pinch your pocket i.e.the cost element involved in it.


Stay Tuned For More..........

Simply Reliance - Variants Launched by RCOM - Exclusive - we were correct & first to inform you about the tariffs - India's Best Tariff Plan

Now Officially RCOM has launched this tariff - Simply Reliance Plan with all its variants. Simply Tariff War at its Best -

This Plan is India's Most Disruptive and truly a simple, no conditions plan. Touted as India's Best Plan - it truly deserves the mention.

Here is the official cost and benefit chart for your reference. This follows the Volume Discounting Principle. This chart is an extension to our earlier post yesterday. They have matched the other incumbents in launching the 1 paise per second plan with a one year validity unlike the other two variants with life time validity.

Certainly these plans are the best offers available in India at this point of time.

Now if you have heavy outgoing usage then can certainly think of switching over to Reliance for outgoing. Certainly these offers are without any strings attached means no conditions at all and plans for a lifetime.

Or else wait till the Mobile number portability to start and then can switch to their GSM service.

Reliance Communications Simply Reliance Plan Variants
Applicability (Both GSM and CDMA Networks)	Both Prepaid and Postpaid segments - Pan India
Prepaid Plan Implications	New Plan	Existing Plan	New Plan
Sim Card Cost Currently	Free	Free	Free
First Recharge for lifetime plan benefit	Rs. 61	Rs.51	Rs. 41
Existing customer migration cost - one time cost for lifetime	Rs. 58	Rs.48	Rs. 38
Validity of the plan	1 Year	Lifetime	Lifetime
Validity of the number	Lifetime	Lifetime	Lifetime
Minimum Recharge Commitment every 6 months for connection continuity	Rs. 200/6months	Rs. 200/6months	Rs. 200/6months
	SIMPLY RELIANCE PLAN (Rs.)
Category / Pulse Rate	Per second	Per minute	Per 180 seconds (3mins)
Local on-net	0.01	0.5	1
Local off-net	0.01	0.5	1
STD (NLD) on-net	0.01	0.5	1
STD (NLD) off-net	0.01	0.5	1
SMS - local	0.5	0.5	0.5
SMS - national	0.5	0.5	0.5
Roaming incoming	0.01	0.5	1
Roaming outgoing (local)	0.01	0.5	1
Roaming outgoing (STD)	0.01	0.5	1
Per Minute Cost Workout for Consumers - Effective Cost	Rs. 0.60/min	Rs. 0.50/min	Rs. 0.33/min
Postpaid Plan Implications
Monthly Plan Type 1 - Cost (with Rs. 99 worth of free sms's)		Rs. 99/month
Monthly Plan Type 2 - Cost (with Rs. 399 worth of free sms's & free local calls both)		Rs. 399/month
Source - Company and Kotak Report

Simply Reliance - Exclusive News -Plan Variants to be Launched "Customer Chooses the Pulse"- This is truly India's Most Disruptive & Best Tariff Plan

Exclusive Updates to "Simply Reliance" Plan - India's Best and Most disruptive Telecom Tariff Plan.

I don't like to explain tariff plans to people - i believe they should understand them on their own.

But this step by Reliance Communications is an another first by them - a pioneering step which made them launch country's Most Disruptive Tariff plan on October 5th 2009 in Simply Reliance

and now in November 2009 - they are going to launch its extensions (source based news).

So here is my explanation to make people choose the best.

RCOM’s new plan extensions (to be launched) to the Simply Reliance Plan are — customer chooses the pulse plans.

(Extension Plans to Simply Reliance are not officially launched on the website still - but will be launched shortly as per the source)

After almost 3.75 years of BSNL Launching its One India Plan - this step by a Pan India operator like Reliance Communications is an another milestone in the Indian telecom industry.

They have altered the Industry landscape towards them (in their favor). Although the short term profitability impacts on the company and the entire industry are negative but the game plan currently for all the companies is to garner maximum Revenue Market Share.

Additionally RCom wants to Increase Network Utilization & be properly placed for service upgrades post 3G Launch as their current networks are already 3G ready.

This Reliance Offer is available to All its GSM + CDMA subscribers - New & Existing.

Unlike its competitors RCOM offer is applicable to All Prepaid and Postpaid subscribers - New & Existing. Also Plan Validity is for lifetime.

The Exclusive News with our Team is that they are about to Launch Variants of Simply Reliance Plan.

• They will launch a 1 paisa per second plan with Rs. 0.60 per minute cost

• and a per 180 second plan with Rs. 1 per 3 minute cost (effective cost .33 paise per minute).

Rcom's Plans are without any conditions or monthly recharge commitment.

RCOM has taken the pricing war to the pulse level. The offer to customers is simple – customer chooses the pulse duration (second, minute, or 3 minutes) and the higher the pulse duration, the lower the per-pulse charge.

RCOM's another Pricing action is similar to Volume Discounting in segments or slabs. This has and will put pressure on Incumbents like Airtel and Vodafone who are responding to the price war with a passive approach - which is ridden with lots of conditions or riders along with the tariff plans which they offer. Airtel Advantage Plan and Airtel Freedom Plan are both expensive as compared to Simply Reliance Plan by as much as 20% to 60% in various tariffs they offer and again their offers are timed - 30 day validity or 1 year validity. Unlike reliance whose offers are for lifetime.

Please find below the image showing the details of the plan: Data Marked in Gold Color is The officially launched correct data.

Thus next time you choose your operator then kindly see who offers what without any conditions attached to it. And don't go by the face value please. (We acknowledge the company website and kotak report for this information)