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Special: MNP moves into Australia

September 25, 2001
URL: http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Special-MNP-moves-into-Australia/0,130061791,120260703,00.htm

It's been dubbed "the most significant singular event since the opening of the [telecommunications] markets to full competition" in 1997, but what is Mobile Number Portability (MNP) and what does it mean for you?

ZDNet Australia has been closely following the arrival of MNP in order to bring you the facts about a development that has been surrounded by hype.

Mobile giants in MNP crisis talks
Australia's five biggest mobile carriers and key regulatory bodies will attend an emergency meeting this afternoon to discuss number porting glitches encountered late yesterday.

MNP: Carriers do the customer scramble
The launch of MNP has seen Australia's leading mobile phone carriers launching into to an all in brawl for customers, as the hearts and minds of mobile users are once again on the market, and business contracts become the most sought-after prey.

Optus cuts Vodafone MNP grass
Australia's second largest carrier, Optus, has chimed in over the MNP activities of rival Vodafone, saying it can switch customers from prepaid to contract billing under mobile number portability rules introduced yesterday.

Vodafone "fabulous at losing customers" over MNP "stuff up"
Australia's third largest mobile carrier, Vodafone, issued misleading advice to customers wanting to switch from prepaid mobile accounts to contracts, a company official has confirmed.

Australians urged to wait for MNP benefits
Mobile number portability hits Australia next Tuesday, but users should wait a few months for the real benefits to arrive, urges one engineer close to the issue.

Number portability to benefit Australian market
Australian mobile carriers will be able to easily track the movements of new and defecting customers with the start this month of mobile number portability (MNP), ushering in new levels of transparency between rivals.

Australia to play MNP waiting game
Mobile number portability hits Australia in two weeks, but carriers may have to wait another year before technology lets them lure the masses.

MNP gets the Y2K wobbles
Industry regulators say although there is no real concern that mobile phone number portability (MNP) will go off the rails, the implementation process is nonetheless as big a job as the dreaded Y2K contingency.