(a) the number of port-outs and port-ins under the Mobile Number Portability scheme,
separately for GSM and CDMA services, operator-wise and circle-wise;
(b) whether the Mobile Number Portability has resulted in the drastic reduction of
subscribers of the CDMA operators;
(c) if so, whether the Government has any plans to release the spare CDMA spectrum for
other services like GSM; and
(d) if so, the details thereof alongwith the action taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI MILIND DEORA)
(a) The Service area-wise operator-wise details of number of mobile subscribers ported-in
and ported-out using Mobile Number Portability Service, for GSM and CDMA technology is
enclosed at Annexure-I.
(b) From the information provided at para (a) above, it may be seen that in general the
number of ported-out subscribers for CDMA technology is more than the ported-in subscribers.
(c) No, Madam, there is no such plan to release the CDMA spectrum for GSM Services.
(d) Does not arise in view of (c) above.