
Nationwide Mobile Number Portability is expected to be rolled out by February 2013, to allow users to retain their numbers even when they shift to a different telecom circle.According to TRAI, by the end of October 2012, about 75.14 million subscribers have requested for porting.

The number of mobile phone subscribers in India rose to 893.84 million in December with a a growth of 1 per cent, according to the data showed by TRAI. Idea Cellular alone signing 2.39 million new subscribers and about 29.24 million mobile phone subscribers have opted for MNP.

TRAI exempted the machine to machine and person to machine messages from the limit of 200 SMS / day / SIM. As per the provisions of “The Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2010″, no Access Provider shall permit sending of more than 200 SMS / day / SIM.

The Telecom Regulation Authority of India (TRAI) issued a Direction to all Telecom access service providers on ‘Publication of Tariff Plans’ in which TRAI demands the telecos to publish their tariff plans in the newspapers to reduce subscribers’ problems and to ensure transparency.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) increased the limit of 100 SMS to 200 SMS/day per SIM from November 1st 2011, agreeing to the demands of mobile subscribers. TRAI had introduced 100-SMSes a day cap to stop pesky text messages from telemarketers on September 27.