23 Jul Subscribers To Finally Be Able To Keep Phone Numbers When Switching Networks
Mga higala! Mobile subscribers will finally be able to keep their phone numbers even if they switch to a different network, starting this September 30, 2021!
This is thanks to the implementation of the Mobile Number Portability Act or Republic Act No. 11202.
This measure will be managed by Telecommunications Connectivity Inc (TCI), a joint venture that was recently launched by DITO Telecommunity, Globe Telecom, and PLDT Inc’s Smart Communications.
ICYDK, below are some of the benefits of RA 11202:
- Switching providers (porting out and porting in) will be free for users
- It will only take 48 hours to transfer telcos with about 4 hours downtime before the transfer takes effect
- Service is available for both prepaid and postpaid subscribers provided that the lock-in period for postpaid users has expired and that all liabilities are settled
- There is no limit to switching back and forth to and from any telco providers
- After completing a telco switch, there will be a 60-day period before a subscriber can request another transfer
- By default, consumers won’t be able to tell what telco provider the other party is using
- The switching process will start with a text message before a SIM card will be made available for pickup (subject to improvements)
- Users need an active SIM and the requestor is the assignee of the mobile number to be ported
- Users should have no existing court prohibitions
- Users should have no pending transfer of ownership
For more details:
https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2019/ra_11202_2019.html
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/07/22/21/mobile-number-portability-september-what-you-need-to-know
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