Port number transfer is a service for users to change communication service providers while keeping the original mobile phone number unchanged. At present, this business can only be handled in the place where the mobile phone number belongs, and it cannot be handled in different places. Users need to meet certain conditions when applying for port number transfer, including but not limited to account status and contract term. In the process of handling, users need to obtain an authorization code from the current service provider, and then bring the authorization code to the new service provider to complete the application. After the port number transfer is completed, the user will get a new mobile phone card, but the mobile phone number will remain unchanged. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the local communications administration shall supervise and manage the port number transfer business to ensure that the business is legal and standardized.
The process of port number transfer to the network:
1. User qualification confirmation: the user needs to ensure that the current mobile phone number has met the conditions of port number transfer, including the length of stay in the network and the contract period;
2. Application for port number transfer: the user submits an application for port number transfer to the current operator to obtain the port number transfer authorization code;
3. Acceptance by the new operator: the user carries the network transfer authorization code to the new operator for network transfer procedures;
4. Data review and confirmation: the new operator reviews the data submitted by the user and accepts it after confirming that it is correct;
5. Number migration: migrate the user's mobile phone number from the original operator to the new operator within the agreed time;
6. Service opening: After the new operator completes the number migration, users can start using the new operator's services.
To sum up, the port number transfer service allows users to change operators on the premise of retaining the original mobile phone number, but at present it is limited to the place where the mobile phone number belongs. Users need to meet certain conditions and submit an application to the new operator by obtaining the authorization code, so as to finally realize the network transfer of the service. The relevant processes are supervised by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the local communication administration to ensure the legality and standardization of the service.
Legal basis:
Provisions on the administration of port number transfer service
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The term "number portability" as mentioned in these Provisions refers to the business in which cellular mobile communication users (excluding Internet of Things users) change their contracted basic telecommunication service operators, while the user number remains unchanged in the same local network.