Mobile number portability service to be provided in late 2017
According to the Ministry of Information and Communications, the mobile number portability service is scheduled to begin in early 2017 and will be officially offered prior to December 31, 2017.
The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) said that the policy on national mobile number portability which will begin in Vietnam early next year is a tool to boost the competitive market.
Head of the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority Nguyen Duc Trung said that the mobile number portability (MNP) service allowed subscribers to switch their numbers to other networks if these networks have better quality service or coverage network. This effective tool has been conducted in many countries, he noted.
The policy was also the Vietnam's commitment after the country joined the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
However, subscriber numbers which do not have accurate individual information are not permitted to switch to a new network, Trung said.
At present, the authority has been delpoying procedures to develop a circular to instruct service providers to carry out the service and it expects to begin in early 2017.
The service also aims to encourage mobile subscribers to register accurately their individual information.
At the meeting late 2015 held by the Ministry of Information and Communications, Deputy Minister Pham Hong Hai said that many countries have so far implemented the mobile number portability. Therefore, Vietnam must apply this service to ensure benefit for subscribers.
Operators were asked to always ensure their service quality and take care of customers once the mobile phone market has reached saturation levels.
The Ministry of Information and Communications has decided that Viettel, Mobifone and Vinaphone, the three largest mobile network operators, will apply the MNP first.
A representative of the authority said that subscribers will be able to retain all their subscriber numbers when shifting to use other networks.
As such, when MNP is applied, the mobile network operators’ brands will no longer be shown by the first prefix numbers (091, 093, 098…). The subscription numbers starting with 091 are reserved for VinaPhone subscribers, while the numbers starting with 098 are reserved for Viettel’s subscribers.
According to Viettel Telecom, the operator was ready to implement the new service. Viettel has also applied this service for subscribers in some market abroad.
A representative of the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group said its network has been ready to carry a test run of the plan.
Vietnam has seven mobile network operators with more than 120 million subscribers in total.
Each of the operators has their own number series, Viettel’s numbers, for instance, start with 098 and MobiFone, 090. Currently, users have to switch to a new number if they choose a new network.
Head of the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority Nguyen Duc Trung said that the mobile number portability (MNP) service allowed subscribers to switch their numbers to other networks if these networks have better quality service or coverage network. This effective tool has been conducted in many countries, he noted.
The policy was also the Vietnam's commitment after the country joined the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
However, subscriber numbers which do not have accurate individual information are not permitted to switch to a new network, Trung said.
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The service also aims to encourage mobile subscribers to register accurately their individual information.
At the meeting late 2015 held by the Ministry of Information and Communications, Deputy Minister Pham Hong Hai said that many countries have so far implemented the mobile number portability. Therefore, Vietnam must apply this service to ensure benefit for subscribers.
Operators were asked to always ensure their service quality and take care of customers once the mobile phone market has reached saturation levels.
The Ministry of Information and Communications has decided that Viettel, Mobifone and Vinaphone, the three largest mobile network operators, will apply the MNP first.
A representative of the authority said that subscribers will be able to retain all their subscriber numbers when shifting to use other networks.
As such, when MNP is applied, the mobile network operators’ brands will no longer be shown by the first prefix numbers (091, 093, 098…). The subscription numbers starting with 091 are reserved for VinaPhone subscribers, while the numbers starting with 098 are reserved for Viettel’s subscribers.
According to Viettel Telecom, the operator was ready to implement the new service. Viettel has also applied this service for subscribers in some market abroad.
A representative of the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group said its network has been ready to carry a test run of the plan.
Vietnam has seven mobile network operators with more than 120 million subscribers in total.
Each of the operators has their own number series, Viettel’s numbers, for instance, start with 098 and MobiFone, 090. Currently, users have to switch to a new number if they choose a new network.
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