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nwjlpa kj fofu;ked izkf/kdj.k] nwjlpa kj ekcs kby uEcj ikVs fsZcfyVh fofu;e] 2009 ¼2009 dk 8½ e sa l'a kk/sku dju s d s fy, ,rn}~ kjk fuEufyf[kr fofu;e cukrk gS] uker%~& 1- ¼1½ bu fofu;ek sa dk s nwjlpa kj ekcs kby uEcj ikVs fsZcfyVh ¼NBk l'a kk/sku½ fofu;e] 2015 dgk tk,xk ¼2015 dk 03½A ¼2½ ; s fofu;e] 3 eb]Z 2015 ls ykxw gksaxAs 2- nwjlpa kj ekcs kby uEcj ikVs fsZcfyVh fofu;e] 2009 ¼2009 dk 8½ ¼ftl s vkx s eyw fofu;e dgk x;k gS½ ds fofu;e 2 e sa — ¼d½ [kMa ¼d½ e sa ^^,dhd`r ,Dlsl lsok ykblsal^^ 'kCnk sa ds ckn ^^;k ,dhd`r ykblsal ¼,Dlsl lsok½ ;k ,dhd`r ykblsla ] ftld s rgr ,Dlsl lsok miyC/k djku s dk izkf/kdkj gS^^ 'kCnk sa dk s var%LFkkfir fd;k tk,xk( ¼[k½ [kMa ¼´½ d s ckn fuEufyf[kr [kMa var%LFkkfir fd, tk,xa ]s uker%~ **¼´d½ **ekcs kby uca j ikVs fsZyfcfyVh tkus ^^ ;k ^^,e,uih tkus ^^ dk vk'k; eksckby uEcj ikVs fsZcfyVh lsok gsr q ykblsal vucq /ak d s vuyq Xud (VI) e sa varfufZgr tkUskk sa l s gS(^^ ¼´[k½ **ekcs kba y uEcj jtsa ^^ dk vk'k; ykblsalj }kjk ,e,uih tkus e sa ,Dlsl iznkrk dk s vkofaVr ekcs kby lhjht l s gS( 3- eyw fofu;ek sa d s fofu;e 3 d s mi&fofu;e ¼1½ dk s gVk;k tk,xk( 4- eyw fofu;ek sa d s fofu;e 8 d s mi&fofu;e ¼6½ esa — ¼d½ ^^lca fa/kr ekcs kby uEcj ikVs fsZcfyVh lsok inz krk^^ 'kCnk sa dks ^^,e,uih tkus d s ekcs kby uEcj ikVs sfZcfyVh lsok iznkrk] ftll s iksfVxaZ gkus s oky s uEcj l s lca fa/kr ekcs kby uEcj jtsa gkYs Mj lca /ak j[krk gS** 'kCnk sa l s ifzrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk( ¼[k½ iFz ke ijardq e sa ^^ekcs kby uca j ikVs sZfcfyVh lsok inz krk^^ 'kCnk sa d s i’pkr ^^,e,uih tkus ] ftll s ikfsVZax gkus s oky s uEcj l s lca fa/kr ekcs kby uEcj jtsa gkYs Mj lca /ak j[krk gS** 'kCn var%LFkkfir fd, tk,xa (s 952 GI/2015 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] 5- eyw fofu;ek sa d s fofu;e 11 e sa mi&fofu;e ¼1½ esa [kMa ¼x½ gsr q ijardq esa ^^ijar q ;g fd^^ 'kCnk sa ds ckn ^^l s lacfa/kr izkIrdrk Z ipz kyd d s ekey s esa^^ 'kCn var%LFkkfir fd, tk,xa As 6- eyw fofu;ek sa d s fofu;e 12 d s [kMa ¼p½ dks gVk;k tk,xkA 7- eyw fofu;ek sa d s fofu;e 14 e sa — ¼d½ mi&fofu;e ¼4½ ds ckn] fuEufyf[kr ijardq var%LFkkfir fd;k tk,xk] uker%~— ^^ijar q ;g fd cdk;k fcy e sa mfYyf[kr Hkqxrku dh vfare rkjh[k l s rhl fnuk sa d s ckn dkbs Z uksfVl ugh a fn;k tk,xk^^] ¼[k½ mi&fofu;e ¼5½ esa ^^nkrk ipz kyd^^ 'kCnk sa d s ckn ^^rhl fnuk sa d s vna j^^ 'kCnk sa dk s var%LFkkfir fd;k tk,xk] ¼x½ mi&fofu;e ¼5½ ds ckn fuEufyf[kr ijardq var%LFkkfir fd;k tk,xk%— ^^ijar q ;g fd cdk;k fcy e sa mfYYkf[kr Hkxq rku dh vfare rkjh[k l s lkB fnuk sa d s ckn ekcs kby uca j ikVs fsZcfyVh lsok inz krk dk s ikVs Z fd, x, uca j d s foPNns u d s fy, dkbs Z lpw uk ugh a nxs k^^( 8- eyw fofu;ek sa d s fofu;e 15 e]sa— ¼d½ mi&fofu;e ¼3½ e]sa— (i) ^^lca fa/kr lClØkbcj dk^s^ 'kCnk sa d s ckn vkSj ^^,d ukfsVl^^ ‘kCnk sa d s igy s ^^iUngz fnuk sa dh vof/k dk^^ 'kCn vra %LFkkfir fd, tk,xa ]s (ii) ^^ftldh vof/k] lkr fnuksa l s de vkSj iUngz fnuk sa l s vf/kd ugh a gksxh^^ 'kCnk sa dk s gVk;k tk,xk] ¼[k½ mi&fofu;e ¼4½ dk s fuEufyf[kr mi&fu;e }kjk ifzrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xa k] uker~~%~~ ~~ %— ^^¼4½ ;fn lClØkbcj mi&fofu;e ¼3½ d s rgr tkjh ukfsVl e sa nh xb Z le;&lhek d s vna j nkrk ipz kyd d s cdk;k sa d s Hkqxrku dk lk{; nus s e sa foQy jgrk gS] rk s izkIrdrk Z ipz kyd ,sls lClØkbcj ds ekcs kby uca j ij] lsok inz krk d s ykblsla vucq /ak e sa ;Fkk&fufn"ZV vkikrdkyhu lsokvk sa dk s NkMs d+ j] lHkh vkmVxkbs ax lsokvksa dk s rRdky iHzkko ls cna dj nxs k % ijar q ;g Hkh fd ;fn lClØkbcj vkmVxkbs xa lsokvks a dks foPNfsnr dju s dh rkjh[k l s iUngz fnuks a d s Hkhrj nkrk ipz kyd dks fd, x, Hkqxrku ds lca /ak e sa izkIrdrk Z ipz kyd dks lk{; izLrqr dj nsrk gS] rk s lClØkbcj dh lsok, a rRdky iHzkko ls iuq % 'k:q dj nh tk,xa h~~ ~ % ijar q ;g Hkh fd ;fn igy s ijardq ds vuqlkj] lClØkbcj Hkxq rku dju s e sa foQy jgrk gS rk s izkIrdrk Z ipz kyd lClØkbcj dk ekcs kby uca j foPNfsnr dj nxs k rFkk dh xb Z dkjZokb Z ds ckj s e sa ekcs kby uca j ikVs fsZcfyVh lsok inz krk bl vuqjk/sk ds lkFk fd ,sl s uEcj dk s lkB fnuk sa d s ckn uEcj jtsa gkYs Mj dk s okfil dj]sa lfwpr djxs kA ¼x½ mi&fofu;e ¼5½ e sa ^^uCc s fnuksa^^ 'kCnk sa dk s ^^lkB fnuk^sa^ l s ifzrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xkA l/qkhj xIqrk] lfpo [foKkiu III@4@142@vlk-@14] ffffVVVVIIIIIIIIkkkk....kkkkhhhh 1111 %%%% eyw fofu;ek sa dk s fnukda 23 flrEcj] 2009 dh vf/klpw uk l[a ;k 116&4@2009&,e,u¼[kMa &II½ d s rgr Hkkjr d s jkti=] vlk/kkj.k] Hkkx&III] [kMa 4 e sa idz kf'kr fd;k x;k ,o a fuEu vf/klpw ukvk sa d s }kjk l'a kksf/kr fd;k x;k gS%— ¼d½ fnukda 28 tuojh] 2010 dh vf/klpw uk l[a ;k 116&1@2010 ¼2010 dk 1½ ¼[k½ fnukda 24 uoEcj] 2010 dh vf/klpw uk l[a ;k 116&1@2010 ¼2010 dk 5½ ¼x½ fnukda 08 tuw ] 2012 dh vf/klpw uk l[a ;k 116&5@2012 ¼2012 dk 16½ ¼?k½ fnukda 19 flrca j] 2012 dh vf/klpw uk l[a ;k 116&5@2012 ¼2012 dk 19½ ¼M-½ fnukda 22 tyq kb]Z 2013 dh vf/klpw uk l[a ;k 116&4@2013 ¼2013 dk 09½ ffffVVVVIIIIiiii....kkkkhhhh 2222 % O;k[;kRed Kkiu] bl fofu;e d s mí’s ;k sa vkSj dkj.kk sa dk s Li”V djrk gSA OOOO;;;;kkkk[[[[;;;;kkkkRRRReeeedddd KKKKkkkkiiiiuuuu 1- Hkkjrh; nwjlpa kj fofu;ked izkf/kdj.k u s n's k esa ekcs kby uca j ikVs fsZcfyVh dks dk;kZfUor dju s d s fy, eyw Hkwr O;kikfjd ifzØ;k d s r=a ds fØ;kUo;u dk s fu/kkfZjr djr s g,q 23 flrca j] 2009 dk s nwjlpa kj ekcs kby uEcj ikVs fsZcfyVh fofu;e] 2009 ¼ 2009 dk 8½ tkjh fd;kA bu fofu;ek sa d s fofu;e 6] 7] 8] 9] 10] 11] 12 vkSj 13 izkf/kdj.k d s 18 tuojh] 2011 d s fun's k d s ek/;e l s 20 tuojh] 2011 dk s n's kHkj e sa lHkh nwjlpa kj lsok {ks=k sa e sa ykx w fd, x,A¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 2- vc ljdkj u s varj&lsok {ks= ekcs kby uca j ikVs fsZcfyVh ¼i.w k Z ekcs kby uca j ikVs fsZcfyVh½ ykx w dju s dk fu'p; fd;k gSA rnulq kj] njw lpa kj foHkkx d s fnukda 03 uoca j] 2014 d s i= l[a ;k 800&22/2013&,,l&2 d s }kjk ,e,uih lsok ykblsal e sa t:jh l'a kk/sku tkjh fd, x,] ftle sa ;g mYy[s k fd;k x;k fd mDr l'a kk/sku l s Ng ekg dh vof/k d s vna j n's k e sa i.w k Z ,e,uih ykxw dh tk,xhA bl ifji{sz ; e sa izkf/kdj.k u s 23 tuojh] 2015 dk s Mªk¶V nwjlpa kj ekcs kby uca j ikVs fsZcfyVh ¼NBk l'a kk/sku½] 2015 tkjh fd;k Fkk] ftlds rgr n's k e sa i.w k Z ,e,uih dk s lxq e cuku s d s fy, ,e,uih fofu;ek sa d s lca /ak e sa i.k/kkjdk sa l s fVIif.k;k a ekxa h xb Z FkhA bld s vykok] Mªk¶V l'a kk/skuk sa e sa ekcs kby uca j fo|eku ikfsVxZa ifzØ;kvk sa e sa ifjoruZ dju s d s fy, dNq izLrko Hkh fd, x,] tSl s okilh ifzØ;k d s fy, le;&lhek e sa deh dju]s xSj&Hkxq rku foPNns u d s eíq s vkfnA 3- Mªk¶V l'a kk/sku d s iRz;Ùq kj e]sa iUngz i.k/kkjdk sa u s viuh fVIIkf.k;k a izLrqr dhaA izkf/kdj.k }kjk bu fVIif.k;ksa dh tkpa IkM+rky dh xbZ vkSj fopkj&foe'k Z d s ckn] ,e,uih fofu;ek sa dk NBk l'a kk/sku tkjh fd;k tk jgk gSA fofu;ek sa e sa fd, x, l'a kk/skuk sa l s lca fa/kr LIk"Vhdj.k fuEufyf[kr iSjkxzkQk sa e sa fn, x, gSAa ddddkkkk;;;;kkkkUUZZUUZZoooo;;;;uuuu ggggsrsrsrsr qq qq lllleeee;;;;&&&&llllhhhheeeekkkk 4- ,e,uih lsok ykblsal e sa nwjlpa kj foHkkx d s l'a kk/sku d s vuqlkj] i.w k Z ,e,uih ¼varj vkSj var% ykblsal lsok {ks= ,e,uih½ dk s ykblsla k sa e sa mDr l'a kk/sku dh rkjh[k l s N% ekg d s vna j fØ;kfUor fd;k tk,xkA rnuqlkj] izkf/kdj.k us ,e,uih fofu;ek sa esa NBk l'a kk/sku fd;k gS] tk s fd 03 eb]Z 2015 l s iHzkkoh gkxs kA iiiizkzkzkzkIIIIrrrrddddrrrrkkkk ZZ ZZ iiiippzzppzz kkkkyyyydddd }}}}kkkkjjjjkkkk iiiikkkkffssffssVVVVxxZaZaxxZaZa vvvvuuuuqjqjqjqjkkkk//ss//sskkkk ddddkkkk ss ss vvvvxxxxffzszsffzszs""""kkkkrrrr ddddjjjjuuuukkkk 5- lClØkbcj }kjk viu s uEcj dk s ikfsVxZa dju s ds vuqjk/sk fd, tkus ij] izkIrdrkZ ipz kyd ¼vkjvk½s ikfsVxa vuqjk/sk dks ml ,e,uih lsok inz krk ¼,e,uih,lih½ dk s Hkts sxk] ftll s uca j jtsa gkYs Mj ¼lsok inz krk] ftlu ss ekcs kby uca j eyw :i l s vkca fVr fd;k Fkk½ lca fa/kr gSA ;fn ,d lClØkbcj viu s ekcs kby dks ,d ,e,uih tkus l s nwlj s ,e,uih tkus e sa ikVs Z djrk gS] rk s Hkh ogh ,e,uih,lih lHkh vuoq rh Z iksfVxaZ d s fy, mud s ikfsVZax vuqjk/skk sa ij dkjZokb Z djxs kA ,slk blfy, t:jh gS D;kfsad lClØkbcj dh ikfsVxZa fgLVªh ml ,e,uih tkus d s ,e,uih,lih }kjk j[kh tkrh gS] tgk a dk mldk uca j jtsa gkYs Mj gksrk gSA xxxxSSjjSSjj&&&&HHHHkkkkxxqqxxqq rrrrkkkkuuuu ffffooooPPPPNNNNnnssnnss uuuukkkk sasa sasa dddd ss ss llllccaaccaa //aa//aakkkk eeee sasa sasa nnnnkkkkrrrrkkkk iiiippzzppzz kkkkyyyydddd dddd ss ss ffffyyyy,,,, lllleeee;;;;&&&&llllhhhheeeekkkk 6- ,e,uih fofu;e izko/kku djrk gS fd ;fn ,d iksLV iMs lClØkbcj }kjk nkrk ipz kyd ¼Mhvk½s d s n;s Hkxq rku e as pdw dh tkrh gS rk]s nkrk ipz kyd }kjk izkIrdrk Z ipz kyd dk s ikVs MsZ ekcs kby uEcj dk s foPNfsnr dju s gsr q vuqjk/sk fd;k tk ldrk gSA db Z ekeyk sa e sa ;g ik;k x;k gS fd nkrk ipz kyd ¼Mhvks½ }kjk] lClØkbcjk saa d s uEcj ikVs Z fd, tku s d s yEc sa le; d s mijkUr foPNns u gsr q vuqjk/sk ¼yfEcr fcyk sa d s xSj&Hkxq rku d s dkj.k½ fd;k tkrk gAS vr%] ,sl s ekeyk sa e sa vu’q kklu yku s dh vko’;drk g S rkfd xSj&Hkxq rku foPNns uk sa d s ekeyk sa dk ,sl s nkrk ipz kyd ¼Mhvk½s rFkk izkIrdrk Z ¼vkjvk½s }kjk] lClØkbcj dk s ckn dh vlfqo/kk l s cpku s d s fy,] le; ij fucVkjk fd;k tk ldAsa rnu~ qlkj] bl l’a kk/sku e]sa nkrk ipz kyd d s fy, ml lClØkbcj] ftlu s Hkqxrku ugh a fd;k gS] dk s xSj&Hkxq rku lca /akh uksfVl Hkts u s d s lca /ak esa cdk;k fcy dh n;s rkjh[k l s rhl fnuk sa dh le;&lhek fofufn"ZV dh xb Z gSA ;g Hkh mYy[s k fd;k x;k gS fd cdk;k fcy dh n;s rkjh[k l s lkB fnuk sa d s ckn] nkrk ipz kyd ,e,uih lsok inz krk d s ek/;e l s izkIrdrk Z ipz kyd dk s dkbs Z xSj&Hkxq rku foPNns u vuqjk/sk izLrqr dju s dk ik= ugh a gksxkA iiiizkzkzkzkIIIIrrrrddddrrrrkkkk ZZ ZZ iiiippzzppzz kkkkyyyydddd }}}}kkkkjjjjkkkk ffffooooPPPPNNNNnnssnnss uuuu dddd ss ss ffffyyyy,,,, uuuukkkkffssffssVVVVllll vvvvooooffff////kkkk ddddkkkk ss ss cccc<<<<+k+k+k+kuuuukkkk 7- MªkW¶V l’a kk/sku d s mÙkj e]sa vf/kdk'a k i.k/kkjdk sa u s vuqjk/sk fd;k gS fd izkIrdrk Z ipz kyd }kjk lClØkbcj] ftlu s nkrk ipz kyd d s fcyk sa dk Hkxq rku ugh a fd;k gS] dks fn, tkus oky s ukfsVl dh vof/k dks ekStnw k iUngz fnuk sa ls c<+kdj rhl fnu fd;k tk,A ijh{k.k d s mijkUr] izkf/kdj.k bl le; vof/k dk s c<+kus d s fy, lger gSA ijar q ,sl s pdw drk Z lClØkbcjk sasa dh vksmVxkbs xZa los k dk s iUngz fnuk sa d s fy, cna dju s dk izko/kku fd;k x;k gS] rkfd lClØkbcj nkrk ipz kyd ¼Mhvk½s dk s yfEcr /kujkf’k dk Hkxq rku dju s gsr q ifzsjr dj ldAsa bld s vykok] foLrkfjr le;&lhek c<+kus l]s varj&lsok {ks= ikfsVZax lClØkbcjk]sasa ftUgkusa s viu s ekcs kby uca j dks fdlh vU; lsok {ks= l s ikVs Z djk;k gS] e sa lca fa/kr cdk;k /kujkf’k dk fuiVku dju s d s fy, mi;kxs h gkxs hA ;fn lClØkbcj iUngz fnuk sa d s vna j Hkxq rku dju s e sa foQy jgrk gS] rk s izkIrdrk Z ipz kyd ¼vkjvk½s }kjk mld s ekcs kby uEcj dks LFkk;h :i l s foPNfsnr dj fn;k tk,xk rFkk lkB fnuks ds i’pkr] mDr uEcj] uEcj jtsa gkYs Mjk sa dk s okfil dj fn;k tk,xkA uuuuccaaccaa jjjj ooookkkkiiiillllhhhh iiiiffzzffzzØØØØ;;;;kkkk dddd ss ss ffffyyyy,,,, lllleeee;;;;&&&&llllhhhheeeekkkk eeee sasa sasa ddddeeeehhhh ddddjjjjuuuukkkk 8- fo|eku ,e,uih fofu;ek sa e]sa izkIrdrk Z ipz kyd d s uVs od Z e sa ekcs kby uacj d s foPNns u d s ekey s e]sa ;g vf/knfs'kr fd;k x;k gS fd ,slk ekcs kby uca j] uCc s fnuk sa d s ckn] uca j jtsa gkYs Mjk sa dk s okil fd;k tk,xkA bldk vk’k; ;g gS fd ,slk ekcs kby uca j foPNfsnr gkus s ij] uCc s fnuk sa rd vuiq ;kxs h jgrk gSA ,sl s ekcs kby uca j d s iHzkkoh mi;kxs d s fy,] izkf/kdj.k u s bl le; lhek dk s ?kVk dj vc lkB fnu dj fn;k gSA4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th February, 2015 TELECOMMUNICATION MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY (SIXTH AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2015 (03 of 2015) No. 116-19/2014-NSL-II.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 36, read with sub-clauses (i), (iii) and (v) of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 11, of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997), the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Regulations, 2009 (8 of 2009), namely:— 1. (1) These regulations may be called the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2015 (03 of 2015) (2) They shall come into force on the 3rd day of May, 2015 2. In regulation 2 of the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Regulations, 2009 (8 of 2009) (hereinafter referred to as the principal regulations):— (a) in clause (a), after the words “Unified Access Service licence, the words “or Unified licence (access service) or unified licence having authorization to provide access service” shall be inserted; (b) after clause (j), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:— “(ja) “Mobile Number Portability zone” or “MNP zone” means the zones contained in the Annexure-VI of the licence agreement for the Mobile Number Portability Service ;” (jb) “mobile number range” means the number series allocated by the licensor to an Access Provider in an MNP zone; 3. In regulation 3 of the principal regulations, sub-regulation (1) shall be deleted 4. In regulation 8 of the principal regulations, in sub-regulation (6) — (a) for the words “concerned Mobile Number Portability service provider”, the words “Mobile Number Portability Service Provider of MNP zone to which the mobile number range holder of number under porting belongs” shall be substituted; (b) in the first proviso, after the words “the Mobile Number Portability Service provider”, the words “of MNP zone to which the mobile number range holder of the number under porting belongs” shall be inserted. 5. In regulation 11 of the principal regulations, in sub-regulation (1), in the proviso to clause (c), after the words “provided that in”, the words “case the Recipient Operator belongs to” shall be inserted. 6. In regulation 12 of the principal regulations, the clause (f) shall be deleted. 7. In regulation 14 of the principal regulations, — (a) after the sub-regulation (4), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:— “Provided that no notice shall be given after thirty days from the last date of payment mentioned in the outstanding bill”; (b) in sub-regulation (5), after the words “the Donor Operator shall communicate” the words “within thirty days” shall be inserted; (c) after sub-regulation (5), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- “Provided that no communication for disconnection of ported number shall be given to the Mobile Number Portability Service Provider after sixty days from the last date of payment mentioned in the outstanding bill”.¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5 8. In regulation 15 of the principal regulations,— (a) in sub-regulation (3),— (i) after the words “a notice” and before the words “ to the concerned subscriber”, the words “ of fifteen days” shall be inserted; (ii) the words “the period of which shall be not less than seven days and not more than fifteen days, ” shall be deleted; (b) for sub-regulation (4) the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:— “(4) In case, the subscriber fails to provide evidence of having settled the outstanding dues with the Donor Operator within the time so allowed in the notice under sub-regulation (3), the Recipient Operator shall immediately bar all outgoing services on the mobile number of such subscriber except accessibility to emergency services as specified in the licence agreement of the service provider; Provided that if the subscriber furnishes evidence to the Recipient Operator regarding payment made to the Donor Operator, within fifteen days from the date of barring of outgoing services, the services of the subscriber shall be restored with immediate effect; Provided further that, in case the subscriber fails to make payment referred to in the first proviso, the Recipient Operator shall disconnect the mobile number of the subscriber and inform the Mobile Number Portability Service Provider of the action taken by it with request for reversal of such number to the Number Range Holder after expiry of sixty days.”; (c) in sub-regulation (5), for the words “ninety days”, the words “sixty days” shall be substituted. SUDHIR GUPTA, Secy. [ADVT. III/4/Exty./142/14] Note 1: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, part III, Section 4 vide notification No. 116-4/2009-MN (Vol. II) dated 23rd Sept. 2009 and amended vide: a) Notification no. 116-1/2010 dated 28th January, 2010 ( 1 of 2010) b) Notification no. 116-1/2010 dated 24th November, 2010 (5 of 2010) c) Notification no. 116-5/2012 dated 8th June, 2012 (16 of 2012) d) Notification no. 116-5/2012 dated 19th September, 2012 (19 of 2012) e) Notification no. 116-4/2013 dated 22nd July, 2013 (9 of 2013) Note 2: The explanatory memorandum explains the objects and reasons of these regulations Explanatory Memorandum 1. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India issued the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Regulations, 2009 (8 of 2009) dated 23rd September, 2009 laying down the basic business process framework for implementation of intra-circle mobile number portability in the country. The regulation 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the Regulations came into effect in all telecom service areas in the country from 20th January, 2011 through the Authority’s direction dated 18th January, 2011. 2- Now the Government has decided to implement inter-service area mobile number portability (Full Mobile Number Portability). Accordingly, necessary amendments to the MNP service license were issued by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) through letter No. 800-22/2013-AS-II dated 3rd November, 2014 wherein it is stated that Full MNP would be implemented in the country within six months from the said amendment. In this context the Authority issued a draft The Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability (Sixth Amendment), 2015 on 23rd January, 2015 seeking comments of stakeholders for facilitating Full MNP. In addition, the draft amendments also proposed some changes to the existing porting process viz. reduction in timelines for number return process, refining non- payment disconnection issues etc.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] 3- In response to the draft Amendment, fifteen stakeholders submitted their comments. These comments have been examined by the Authority and, after deliberations, this Sixth Amendment to the MNP Regulations is being issued. The explanation for the amendments made in the Regulations is provided in the following paragraphs. Time period for implementation 4- As per the DoT’s amendment to the MNP service licence, full MNP (inter and intra Licensed Service Area MNP) is to be implemented within six months from the date of the said amendment to the Licenses. Accordingly, the Authority has made the Sixth Amendment to the MNP Regulations effective from 3rd May 2015. Forwarding of porting request by the Recipient Operator 5- On a request by a subscriber for porting of his number, the Recipient Operator (RO) will forward the porting requests to the MNP Service provider (MNPSP) to which the number range holder (service provider who originally allocated the mobile number) belongs. Even if a subscriber ports his mobile number from one MNP Zone to another, the same MNPSP will continue to handle his porting requests for all subsequent portings. This is required as the porting history of the subscriber is maintained by the MNPSP of the MNP zone to which his number range holder belongs. Time period for Donor Operator to raise non-payment disconnections: 6- The MNP Regulations provide that in case a post paid subscriber defaults in the payment which was due to the Donor Operator (DO), the DO may request the RO for disconnection of the ported mobile number. It is noticed that in many cases, the DO raises disconnection requests (due to non-payment of outstanding bill) long after the subscriber has ported his number. Therefore, there is a need to bring order in this matter so that non-payment disconnection cases are settled in a timely manner by the Donor as well as the RO to avoid any inconvenience to the subscriber at a later date. Accordingly, in the Amendment, time period of ‘thirty days’ from the due date of the outstanding bill has been specified for a DO to raise the non-payment notice to the subscriber who has defaulted in the payment. It is also stipulated that after completion of ‘sixty days’ from the due date of payment of the outstanding bill, the DO will not be entitled to raise non-payment disconnection requests to the RO through the MNP service provider. Increase in Notice period for disconnection by the RO 7- In response to the draft Amendment, most stakeholders have requested for increase in the notice period given by the RO to the subscriber who has defaulted in the payment to the DO from the existing fifteen days period to thirty days. After examination, the Authority has agreed to increase the time period. However, provision has been made for barring outgoing services of such defaulting subscriber for fifteen days, so as to prompt the subscriber to pay the outstanding amount due to the DO. Further, the extended period will also help inter-service area porting subscribers who may have to settle outstanding payments of a different service area from where the subscriber ported his mobile number. In case the subscriber fails to make payment within fifteen days, his mobile number will be disconnected permanently by the RO and number will be returned to the number range holder after sixty days. Reduction in timelines for Number return process 8- In the existing MNP Regulations, in case of disconnection of a mobile number in the network of RO, it is mandated that such mobile number will be returned to the number range holder after the expiry of ninety days. This implies that once a mobile number is disconnected, it remains unutilized for as long as ninety days. For effective utilization of such a mobile number, the Authority has reduced this time period to sixty days. Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.