OREANDA-NEWS. August 3, 2011. Bakcell supports the initiative of the regulatory body in communications sector, regarding the introduction of mobile number transfer system, but fears Azercell Telekom’s impeding to that.

Bakcell CEO Richard Shearer expressed concern with a similar threat to the continued development of a truly competitive industry in the mobile telecoms industry in Azerbaijan.

“First, Azercell ignores the Ministry and chooses to charge other operators a high interconnect rate to limit competition, if now the operators fail to commit to a timeframe for implementation of Mobile Number Portability this will further limit customer choice. Bakcell is fully committed to the need for Mobile Number Portability and would like to see it introduced to the market at the earliest possible date. We call on the other operators to agree with the MCIT and implement Mobile Number Portability as soon as possible," Bakcell CEO said.