OREANDA-NEWS. January 05, 2016. The Committee of communication, informatization and information of Kazakh Ministry of Investment and Development completed testing of cellular networks and central database of phone numbers (CDBPN).

The results of the mobile number portability in the networks of other operators, network testing and test calls have shown complete readiness of communication providers to provide services.

According to the Kazakh Vice Minister of Investment and Development Saken Sarsenov launch of MNP service will allow subscribers to move away from the operator, whose services he was not satisfied saving his old number.

"The phone number that one does not want to change is a restrictive factor. Some people can not afford this in connection with the work, because they are afraid of losing contact base, the other – just the conservatives and use the phone number for more than 10 years. The introduction of MNP will increase competition among communication providers. In order to keep their customers, they will keep their eyes on the ball constantly updating their tariff plans, improving service quality," S. Sarsenov added.

During the meeting of the Committee of communication, informatization and information operators, in their turn, expressed readiness to provide services from January 1, 2016. It should be noted that rate, allowing customers to choose their own mobile operator while keeping the phone number is fixed in the Law of Kazakhstan "On amendments to some legislative acts of Kazakhstan on Informatization". To change the operator it will be enough to sign a contract with the new operator, to choose a tariff plan and get a new SIM-card. The receiving operator will ask the previous operator, and phone number will be transferred to the network of another operator for 5 hours. MNP service is free of charge.