www.WirelessFederation.com/news: National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has reportedly given consent over the regulations for introducing mobile number portability (MNP) in the country, which will take effect in August.

Mobile operators must comply with customer requests to move their existing number to another network within three months of the regulation’s publication, said NTC commissioner Sudharm Yoonaidharma, whereas the fee for porting a number must not exceed the retail cost of a pre-paid SIM card (which can be bought for as low as THB50 [USD1.50]), although whether any such charge would actually be levied is dependent on an agreement between operators which will be submitted to the NTC for its consideration, he added.

As it was earlier reported, Thailand’s cellcos said that it was impossible to implement MNP in three months, citing market leader AIS that necessary preparations could take anything up to year .