Trai to work on use of same number

Switching over to a different cellular service provider with the same number could now become possible as Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will start working on ‘number portability’ plan in October.

‘‘We are appointing a consultant who will tell us how various countries have done this, ’’ TRAI chairman Pradip Baijal said. Implementation of number portability assumes significance as it would allow customers of one service provider to migrate to another, while retaining the number.