Bahrain to get number portability by 2009 end

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Bahrain’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has directed mobile operators in the country to make mobile number portability (MNP) available by the end of 2009. The regulator reportedly announced that the standard charge for the service would be BHD10 (USD26), whilst the number porting process should take two days.

TRA General Director Alan Horne reportedly said, ‘We see this as one of the more important measures..to increase competitiveness and choice for the consumer.’