New norms to take effect from Dec 16; porting to be made fast, simple. The telecom regulator will generate a Unique Porting Code (UPC) only when a subscriber is eligible to port his/her mobile number. Trai will decide whether a customer is eligible for a mobile number portability or not. The telecom regulator will charge ₹6.46 as transaction fee for each porting request.

Here are a few conditions that Trai has listed:

1. Those who use post-paid service have to clear the 'outstanding dues' of the current telecom operator for the issued bill according to the normal billing cycle.
2. User will have to use the active connection of any mobile operator for at least 90 days.
3. Your number will not be eligible for portability if you have already made a request to change the ownership of your mobile number.
4. The porting of the mobile number should not be prohibited by the court of law.
5. If your mobile number is sub-judice, you won't be able to port it.
6. "There should not be any pending contractual obligations to be fulfilled by the subscriber as per the exit clause provided in the subscriber agreement," said Trai.

New norms to take effect from Dec 16; porting to be made fast, simple. The telecom regulator will generate a Unique Porting Code (UPC) only when a subscriber is eligible to port his/her mobile number. Trai will decide whether a customer is eligible for a mobile number portability or not. The telecom regulator will charge ₹6.46 as transaction fee for each porting request.

Here are a few conditions that Trai has listed:

1. Those who use post-paid service have to clear the 'outstanding dues' of the current telecom operator for the issued bill according to the normal billing cycle.
2. User will have to use the active connection of any mobile operator for at least 90 days.
3. Your number will not be eligible for portability if you have already made a request to change the ownership of your mobile number.
4. The porting of the mobile number should not be prohibited by the court of law.
5. If your mobile number is sub-judice, you won't be able to port it.
6. "There should not be any pending contractual obligations to be fulfilled by the subscriber as per the exit clause provided in the subscriber agreement," said Trai.