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How do operators feel about the proposed changes?
"T2 RTK Holding" (Tele2 brand), according to its representative, advocates "for the transfer procedure to be as convenient as possible for the client, and believes that the remote format also has obvious advantages in terms of subscriber comfort." "We advocate that the authority to verify an application for number transfer or reject an application on any grounds should lie with the Research Institute of Radiocommunications or another agency, and not with the donor operator," the company representative said.

A representative of VimpelCom (Beeline brand) says that they support initiatives aimed at reducing the transfer period and the possibility of remote registration. "Such changes will improve the user experience and simplify the procedure for clients," he believes. At the same time, he stipulated that the issue of interregional MNP "remains complex due to the need to unify tariffs and service conditions in different regions of the country," and called for "a more in-depth analysis of the initiative."

"At the moment, the process of transferring a subscriber from one operator to another takes eight days and is seamless, meaning that the client's connection is valid throughout this entire time. Therefore, we do not see an urgent need to change the procedure," said a MegaFon representative.

An RBC source in one of philippines whatsapp resource the "big four" companies linked the huge bias towards applications compared to successful number transfers with the fact that MVNOs (virtual mobile operators that work on the networks of real operators) can submit applications to transfer the same number to their network several times a day. Some large operators, according to him, can send a refusal to transfer the number of a client who has a trusted payment service connected, which allows the client to go into the red, "even if the client has a positive balance."

of VimpelCom: "The statistics include duplicate applications that were initially rejected but then re-submitted." Among other reasons for the imbalance between applications and successful transfers, he named the fact that, when faced with a refusal from the operator, the subscriber may not want to go into the details of the process and often does not make repeated attempts to transfer. The representative of VimpelCom noted that the company sees a stable interest in the number portability service.

"In 2024, Tele2 updated the process for clarifying subscriber information, and this reduced the number of rejected applications for number porting from its network," said a representative of T2 RTK Holding.

A representative of Tinkoff Mobile (operating as an MVNO) claims that half of the total number of applications for number portability in Russia are applications in favor of their company, but only 6% of them are implemented. "The moratorium on company checks contributed to the growth in the number of MNP refusals. Donor operators make every effort to keep subscribers, and do not always limit themselves to bonus programs and other legally justified methods of retention; they often deliberately provide recipients with invalid personal data so that the number portability procedure does not take place," insists the representative of Tinkoff Mobile. He called the MNP procedure "extremely opaque" and supports the proposal for the BDPN to independently check the correctness and relevance of subscriber data and make a decision on number portability. Tinkoff Mobile also supports legislative initiatives to reduce the terms and introduce interregional MNP, the possibility of transferring money from an old number or switching with a debt from a donor operator.

An MTS representative declined to comment.