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Safaricom calls in the lawyers over MNP spat with Airtel

Safaricom's Nzioka Waita
May 4, 2011 Written by Mike Hibberd

The war of words between Kenyan operators Bharti Airtel and Zain and the company enlisted to manage the market’s recently introduced mobile number portability (MNP) programme, Porting Access, has escalated to the legal domain. In a statement issued Tuesday, Safaricom’s director of corporate affairs, Nzioka Waita, said the firm is suing Porting Access, along with spokesman Patrick Musimba, for defamation.

Tags; Bharti Airtel, mobile number portability, Safaricom, Africa, Networks, News & Analysis, Operator

MTNL and BSNL losing out to MNP

India’s MTNL and BSNL lose customers post MNP
February 24, 2011 Written by Pamela Weaver

India’s state-run telecom company, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) is having something of a swings and roundabouts experience following the introduction of mobile number portability (MNP) on a countrywide basis in January 2011. According to junior Telecoms Minister Sachin Pilot, 10,355 users have jumped ship to other providers, while 4,486 new subscribers have joined.

Tags; bsnl, India, mobile number portability, mtnl, Asia Pacific, Billing, News & Analysis, Operator