en.Wedoany.com Reported - In May 2026, India recorded approximately 14.46 million mobile number portability (MNP) requests, down from 14.74 million in April. Uttar Pradesh East led all licensed service areas (LSAs) with about 2.06 million requests, a slight decrease from 2.14 million in April; Uttar Pradesh West followed with approximately 1.49 million requests, compared to 1.51 million in April. Together, the two circles contributed about 3.55 million requests for the month.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) divides MNP requests into two zones: Zone I, covering the north and west, recorded approximately 7.79 million requests, while Zone II, covering the south and east, recorded about 6.67 million. Within Zone II, Bihar had the highest requests at approximately 1.41 million; Madhya Pradesh about 1.37 million, and West Bengal about 1.35 million. Among other major telecom circles, Gujarat recorded about 0.90 million, Maharashtra about 0.87 million, Rajasthan about 0.76 million, Delhi about 0.60 million, Andhra Pradesh about 0.59 million, Karnataka about 0.57 million, and Tamil Nadu about 0.51 million.

The MNP data accompanied TRAI's telecom subscriber statistics report for May 2026. The report showed that India's total wireless subscriber base (including mobile and fixed wireless access) increased from 1.28896 billion at the end of April to 1.29446 billion at the end of May, while the mobile wireless subscriber base grew from 1.27190 billion to 1.27700 billion over the same period.

Mobile number portability allows users to switch operators while retaining their existing numbers. The facility was first piloted in Haryana on November 25, 2010, and rolled out nationwide on January 20, 2011. Inter-licensed service area portability was introduced on July 3, 2015, enabling users to retain their numbers when migrating to a different region.

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