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Mobile number portability requests at 9-month high of 5.9 million in Jan

Metros still resisting the minimum recharge plan push by telcos

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The minimum recharge plans introduced by telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (VIL) to cut low-revenue subscribers and increase the high-revenue ones has led to change in the base of customers.

Requests for mobile number portability  (MNP) in January, shows data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), were at a nine-month high of 5.84 million as subscribers slowly start choosing their primary SIM.

“While MNP requests have been stable in the metros, the A, B and C-circle markets have seen a sharp pick-up in MNP requests. We expect MNP requests to rise further in subsequent months as more subscribers