Subscriber Identity Module SIM number portability,
an operation which allows GSM subscribers to migrate from one network to
another without changing their old number takes off today.
Work on the portability dates back a year when the
Nigeria Communications Commission NCC directed telecommunication companies to
begin work on the project.
The migration, which will be at no cost to the
subscriber, would eventually be extended to telecommunications subscribers on
CDMA and fixed lines.
NCC had last year, released guidelines for the
planned introduction of number portability across networks.
The guidelines exempt subscribers from paying any
fee that may be charged by telecoms operators, when they asked for number
porting from one network to another.
NCC maintains that exercise would “guarantee freedom
of choice for subscribers, redefine competition in the industry and allow
subscribers to use only one phone while operating on the platform of their
choice.”
Also, porting could only be undertaken by visiting
the customer service offices or outlets, as the exercise would not be available
through telephone, online or other electronic means.
Subscribers are equally advised against terminating
their services with their existing service providers before initiating porting
with new service providers.
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