Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 27 / Trend H. Valiyev /
The Azerbaijani Communications and IT Ministry has agreed to the rules of introducing the services on Mobile Number Portability (MNP) with the mobile operators, Aliyar Tamirov, the head of the department under the ministry, told Trend.
He said that the coordinated rules will be submitted to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Justice. After its approving, the infrastructure will be created to introduce this service.
The introduction of MNP service in Azerbaijan will allow users to preserve his/her phone number if the operator is changed. It allows him/her to inform their loved ones and business partners about the change of telephone numbers.
A working group consisting of representatives of operators of fixed and mobile communications operating on Azerbaijan's telecommunication market was created to introduce the service in Azerbaijan.
The introduction of numbers portability can stimulate the development of competition, as operators will be forced to make extra efforts to retain their old users and to render more attractive services to attract new ones.