After facing many hurdles, Mobile Number Portability has finally taken off. This facility is only available in Haryana for now but will be available Pan-India by January 20th, 2011.

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Ministry of Communications and Information Technology is going to launched Mobile Number Portability (MNP) which allows cellphone users to change their operator without changing their mobile number. For now MNP option will be launch in Haryana Circle on 25th November 2010. MNP will be launched in other areas of country shortly.

Central Government ihas taken a tough stand to avoid terrorism in the country. Center has strictly ordered all the telecom operators to verify with their customers about their complete proofs to control terror activities in India as terrorists often used cell phones for carrying out their terror activities in our country.

According to New Client Norms as per GOI, if a customer taking a new mobile connection, now operators have to send the details of SIM card and a personal identification numbers separately to the customers. The same process which is followed by the banks during delivery of credit and debit cards.

Wynncom Mobiles With 160by2.com, free SMS service provider has come up with free SMS service. With this service, customers can send free local and national SMSes throughout India.

DoT had banned the postpaid SMS service in Jammu and Kashmir and restricted the prepaid SMS service to 10 SMSes per day. But now this SMS ban is withdrawn.

Government has prohibited the SMS service for its postpaid customers in Jammu and Kashmir. DoT has asked all operators to stop their text message service in Jammu and Kashmir.

Ping Mobile offers new connection just at Rs. 29 to its users in Punjab. Ping Mobile also offers three superb STVs- STV49, STV59 and STV68 with lifetime validity.

Bollywood Shehanshah Mr. Amitabh Bachchan has introduced a new voice portal - Bachchan Bol for its fans. Now Big B fans can connect to Big B through their mobiles or landline phones by using new voice portal Bachchan Bol.

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. have announced free roaming for its customers in Mumbai, Maharashtra & Goa circles. These free roaming call rates will be applicable for all prepaid and postpaid GSM users in the circles.