The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Wednesday said it will levy financial disincentives on operators for contravention of mobile number portability (MNP) regulations ranging from Rs.5,000 to Rs.10,000.
"In order to ensure compliance of MNP regulations by access providers, the authority has decided to amend the regulations to incorporate the provisions for levying financial disincentives where contravention is established in rejection of porting requests and also in the timelines specified in the regulations," the TRAI said in its fourth amendment to the Telecommunications Mobile Number Portability Regulations 2009.
"In cases where deviation is noticed by TRAI in the specified timelines by a service provider, a financial disincentive of Rs.5,000 will be levied for each contravention whereas in cases where contravention is established in rejection of porting request by a service provider, a financial disincentive of an amount of Rs.10,000 will be levied for each rejection," it added.
These regulations will come into effect after 60 days so that service providers streamline their current processes in conformity with the MNP regulations.
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