NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel, Aircel and BSNL accounted for the highest number of violations related to mobile number portability (MNP) norms in the last three financial years.
According to the data tabled by Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha in the Lok Sabha, most number cases related to violation of MNP norms were reported in 2013-14 and their number declined sharply to 9 in 2015-16.
In total, 1,82,570 cases of MNP rule violation were found against operators, of which 1,81,837 cases were reported in 2013-14.
As per the data, 93,552 instances of non-compliance to MNP rules were found against Bharti Airtel since 2013-14. Airtel was followed by Aircel (30,149 cases), state-run BSNL (21,970 cases) and Vodafone (21,131 cases) in violation of MNP norms. The number of cases found against Idea were 10,450, Tata Teleservices 3,967, Sistema Shyam (MTS) 1,018 and Loop 144.
In 2015-16, 4 cases related to MNP rule violations were found against Bharti Airtel, and 5 against RCom. No case of such violation was reported against any other operator during the year.
Mobile number portability (MNP) service allows a customer to change his or her telecom operator while retaining the mobile number. (AGENCIES)
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