Maldives introduces mobile number portability
Mobile phone users in the Maldives can now switch mobile phone supplier, but retain their existing numbers, the Communication Authority of Maldives has announced.
03 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Mobile phone users in the Maldives can now switch mobile phone supplier, but retain their existing numbers, the Communication Authority of Maldives has announced.
Maldives’ telco providers Dhiraagu and Ooredoo have invested US$3million to introduce number portability, Home Minister Umar Naseer said at the new policy’s unveiling this morning.
Number portability will ensure healthy competition in the telecommunications market, he said, adding that only India and Pakistan in the South Asia offer the service.
Dhiraagu CEO Ismail Waheed described the number portability services as one that would open up more choices to the customers, while Ooredoo CEO Vikram Sinha praised the new service as one that demonstrated the Maldives’ progressive telecommunications policy.
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