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BENEFITS OF NUMBER PORTABILITY? 1 (473) 435 - 6872 Email: [email protected] facebook.com/ntrcgrenada www.ntrc.gd National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission Maurice Bishop Highway Grand Anse St. George, Grenada INSIDE THE National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission T C N June 2016 Issue #03 R Grenada NUMBER PORTABILITY FACTS When a user changes their service provider, they easily retain the previous number and phone which helps you to keep all saved contacts and in touch with your friends and colleagues hassle free. Users can benefit from better post paid call rates from increased competition and pressure from operators with better marketing strategies. Improved quality of service for the customers from stored messages and contacts when a new SIM card is required to switch operators. Retention service number connectivity with services such as WhatsApp despite switching operator. Ü Ü Ü Ü Ü There are two (2) types of Number Portability: Mobile Number Portability (MNP) and Local Number Portability (LNP) The first country to implement MNP was Singapore in 1997 In 2016, over sixty (60) countries worldwide has MNP, including the United States Subscribers cannot port from post paid to prepaid or vice versa Use all your minutes on your current carrier before porting, minutes do not roll over to new carrier µ The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) hosted their biannual Administrative Workshop in Grenada on the 19-20 of May, 2016. This workshop was held under the theme “Maximizing Personal Productivity” with representatives from St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Dominica, St. Kitts and Grenada which was conducted by Ms. Patricia Payne (Ectel). The overarching objective was centered on the development of human resources and capacity building within the NTRCs of the ECTEL Member States. Participants engaged in various motivational and team building exercises on team work, time management, record keeping and processing techniques for improved work flow management. The outcome of the workshop was interlinked with a boost in staff morale and improved customer interaction and engagement. 2 0 1 ECTEL Workshop underway at the Flamboyant Hotel, Grenada 2016 Mrs. Christa Burke-Medford, USF Administrator, delivering an address for the Opening of the ECTEL Workshop 2016 ECTEL’S ADMINISTRATIVE Workshop 2016 NUMBER PORTABILITY IS COMING TO GRENADA! hi µ With Number Portability (NP) on the upcoming agenda for Grenada, the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) has been working towards ensuring Number Portability is a reality. As a result, it is imperative that users are aware of the benefits and steps involved in the process. Number Portability enables the subscriber to keep their current number (including existing prefix) when changing from one provider to another. This factor will be a key component towards promoting competition within the Telecommunications Sector. The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) will be hosting an Upcoming Capacity Building Workshop Entitled “Implementation of Number Portability - Best Practices and Lessons Learned” scheduled for July 1, 2016. This training will be facilitated by Mr. Dexter Boswell-Inniss, Manager, Networks and Standards, Trinidad and Tobago Telecommunications Authority (TATT) and Mr. Andrew Millet, Technical Director, ECTEL to provide their expertise on number portability.
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BENEFITS OF NUMBER PORTABILITY?
1 (473) 435 - 6872 Email: [email protected] facebook.com/ntrcgrenadawww.ntrc.gd
National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission Maurice Bishop HighwayGrand Anse St. George, Grenada
INSIDE THE
National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission
T CNJune 2016Issue #03
RGrenada
NUMBER PORTABILITY FACTSWhen a user changes their service provider, they easily retain the previous number and phone which helps you to keep all saved contacts and in touch with your friends and colleagues hassle free.
Users can benefit from better post paid call rates from increased competition and pressure from operators with better marketing strategies.
Improved quality of service for the customers from stored messages and contacts when a new SIM card is required to switch operators.
Retention service number connectivity with services such as WhatsApp despite switching operator.
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There are two (2) types of Number Portability: Mobile Number Portability (MNP) and Local Number Portability (LNP)
The first country to implement MNP was Singapore in 1997
In 2016, over sixty (60) countries worldwide has MNP, including the United States
Subscribers cannot port from post paid to prepaid or vice versa
Use all your minutes on your current carrier before porting, minutes do not roll over to new carrier
µ The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) hosted their biannual Administrative Workshop in Grenada on the 19-20 of May, 2016. This workshop was held under the theme “Maximizing Personal Productivity” with representatives from St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Dominica, St. Kitts and Grenada which was conducted by Ms. Patricia Payne (Ectel).
The overarching objective was centered on the development of human resources and capacity building within the NTRCs of the ECTEL Member States.
Participants engaged in various motivational and team building exercises on team work, time management, record keeping and processing techniques for improved work flow management. The outcome of the workshop was interlinked with a boost in staff morale and improved customer interaction and engagement.
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ECTEL Workshop underway at the Flamboyant Hotel, Grenada 2016
Mrs. Christa Burke-Medford, USF Administrator, delivering an address for the Opening of the ECTEL Workshop 2016
ECTEL’S ADMINISTRATIVEWorkshop 2016
NUMBER PORTABILITY IS COMING TO GRENADA!
hi
µ With Number Portability (NP) on the upcoming agenda for Grenada, the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) has been working towards ensuring Number Portability is a reality. As a result, it is imperative that users are aware of the benefits and steps involved in the process.
Number Portability enables the subscriber to keep their current number (including existing prefix) when changing from one provider to another. This factor will be a key component towards promoting competition within the Telecommunications Sector.
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) will be hosting an Upcoming Capacity Building Workshop Entitled “Implementation of Number Portability - Best Practices and Lessons Learned” scheduled for July 1, 2016. This training will be facilitated by Mr. Dexter Boswell-Inniss, Manager, Networks and Standards, Trinidad and Tobago Telecommunications Authority (TATT) and Mr. Andrew Millet, Technical Director, ECTEL to provide their expertise on number portability.
