As per the data reported by the service providers, by the end of December 2011 about 292.40 lakh subscribers have submitted their requests to different service providers for porting their mobile number. In MNP Zone-I (Northern & Western India) maximum number of requests have been received in Gujarat (27.69 lakh) followed by Maharashtra (23.13 lakh) whereas in MNP Zone-II (Southern & Eastern) maximum number of requests have been received in Karnataka (28.33 Lakh) followed by Andhra Pradesh Service area (26.87 lakh). In the month of December-2011, total number of subscribers who have submitted their request for MNP is 34.03 lakh. The status of MNP requests in various service areas is given below:

Service Area Wise MNP Status at the end of December, 2011

Zone -1

Zone – 2

Service Area

Number of Porting Requests

Service Area

Number of Porting Requests

Delhi

1456191

Andhra Pradesh

2687469

Gujarat

2768659

Assam

66677

Himachal Pradesh

106409

Bihar

633256

Haryana

1345696

Karnataka

2833390

Jammu & Kashmir

4793

Kerala

1545755

Maharashtra

2312800

Kolkata

636766

Mumbai

1022820

Madhya Pradesh

1786385

Punjab

1159816

North East

18271

Rajasthan

2381606

Orissa

679597

Uttar Pradesh – East

1394727

Tamil Nadu

1831578

Uttar Pradesh – West

1640868

West Bengal

927326

Total

15594358

Total

13646473

Total (Zone-1 + Zone-2)

29240858

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