How can I port to a new Mobile Service Provider?

Name of the Organization : Indian Government (india.gov.in)
Type of Facility : Mobile Number Portability
Location : Delhi

Website : http://india.gov.in/

How can I port to a new Mobile Service Provider?
The salient steps involved are given below :
Step-1:
The subscriber will have to visit the new Mobile Service Provider’s Service Centre or Authorised Dealer to request for porting of his/her mobile number. Fill in a Service Registration Form and pay the porting fees for processing.
Step-2:
The subscriber will have to send a SMS to Donor Operator to request for UPC (Unique Porting Code) using short code 1900 from the mobile number which is sought to be ported.
Step-3:
To avail the MNP service the subscriber needs to send SMS PORT followed by 10 Digit Mobile Number to 1900 and they will get UPC porting code by SMS (e.g. PORT XXXXXXXXXX and send it to 1900)
Step-4:
Upon receipt of the SMS, the Donor operator shall forthwith send back a reply SMS containing a unique porting code through an automated system. Subscriber will fill the UPC in the Application form for porting.
Step-5:
In case the subscriber’s Caller Line Identification does not match with the ten digit mobile number, UPC shall not be allotted but a message shall be generated to inform such subscriber that the CLI does not match with the mobile number.
Step-6:
UPC allocated to a subscriber shall be valid for a period of fifteen days from the date of request or such time till the number is ported out, whichever is earlier.
Step-7:
For all service areas except Jammu & Kashmir, Assam and North East licensed areas the validity for the UPC shall be for a period of thirty days from the date of request or till such time the number is ported out, whichever is earlier, irrespective of number of requests the subscriber makes.
Step-8:
The subscriber will be issued a new SIM card by the new service provider.
Step-9:
Upon approval of porting request, the new Mobile Service Provider will inform the subscriber

Who can avail MNP facility?
Any Mobile Subscriber, irrespective of Pre-Paid and Post-Paid (GSM / CDMA), can switch over to other Service Provider.

Eligibility conditions for porting are as follows :
** There are no outstanding payments due from the subscriber by way of pending bill or bills, as the case may be, issued as per the normal billing cycle but before the date of application for porting
** The porting request has been made after the expiry of a period of ninety days from the date of activation of a new connection or from last porting;
** No request for change of ownership of the mobile number is under process;
** Subscriber has applied for porting within LSA (Licensed Service Area)
** Porting of the concerned mobile number has not been prohibited by
any Court of Law
** The unique porting code mentioned in the porting request matches with the unique porting code allocated by the Donor Operator for the mobile number sought to be ported
** The subscriber has complied with exit clause for the present connection.

Porting Fee :
As per TRAI Guidelines, the cost for migrating to a new network is Rs 19. However, the new operator will have the option to either waive off the fee or give a discount to the subscriber. BSNL (External website that opens in a new window) has waived off the fee for the potential customers.

What is Mobile Number Portability (MNP)?
Mobile Number Portability (MNP) (External website that opens in a new window) facility allows users to switch to a new Mobile Service Provider in the same Licensed Service Area (LSA), while retaining their existing mobile number. The new Mobile Service Provider will provide a new SIM card.

Porting will be completed within seven working days except for Jammu & Kashmir, Assam and North East Service Areas where 15 days time has been prescribed.

Contact us:
Indian Government
National Portal Secretariat
3rd Floor, National Informatics Centre
A-Block, CGO Complex,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003
India