“It
will allow Jamaicans to move from one service provider to another while
retaining their telephone numbers which is considered an important point of
reference and accessible point of contact. Importantly also, studies indicate
that the introduction of number portability facilitates greater competition in
the telecoms market which can ultimately resulting in lower prices and more
innovative products and services. Number portability can also eliminate some of
the costs, inordinate delays and inconvenience that businesses and individuals
encounter when changing from one telecoms provider to another”.
Minister of Science,
Technology, Energy and Mining Phillip Paulwell on Thursday March 12th
2015 announcing Porting Access B.V. of the Netherlands as their choice for NPA
(Number Portability Administrator)
The
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Phillip Paulwell on Thursday
March 12th 2015 announced an entity had won the OUR (Office of
Utilities Regulation) competitive bid to become Jamaica’s NPA (Number
Portability Administrator).
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That
company is Porting Access B.V. of the
Netherlands and their license was granted to them on Thursday March 12,
2015 as stated in the article “Paulwell
Grants Number Portability Administrator License To Netherlands Firm”,
Published Friday March 13, 2015, The
Jamaica Gleaner and “Technology
minister grants number portability administrator service provider license”,
published Friday, March 13, 2015 1:07 AM, The Jamaica Observer.
Their
License takes effect on Monday March 16th 2015 and is to last for a
period of ten (10) years.
This
was of course confirmed by the Horse's Mouth, the Jamaica Information Service
in the article “Technology
Minister Grants Number Portability Administrator Service Provider License”,
published March 13, 2015 By Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy &
Mining, Jamaica Information Service, which The Jamaica Gleaner and The Jamaica Observer cribbed
shamelessly, not even adding an iota of additional detail.
They
were selected sometime in January 2015 from the five (5) applications from
entities for
the post of NPA (Numbering Portability Administrator) in response to the TPPR
(Technical & Price Proposal Requirements Request) as detailed in my blog article
entitled “Five
submit Proposals for NPA for MNP and LNP - The 411 on TPPR Applicants as the
OUR can only choose one NPA”.
Porting Access B.V. of
the Netherlands – NPA to provide NPAS and set up a CRDB based on TPRR
Porting Access B.V. of the Netherlands
will become the NPA for Telecom Provider Digicel, Telecom Provider LIME and
Triple Play Provider FLOW as well as other small Telecom Providers in Jamaica.
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They
will establish a CRDB (Central Reference Database) and action requests for the
porting of mobile and Landline numbers between the Telecom Providers via a COHS
(Central Order Handling System) as explained in my blog article
entitled “OUR
issues TPPR for a Number Portability Administrator in Jamaica - How Number
Portability will get us NANP's NPA and Third 4G Competitor”.
Hopefully
too, MNP will satisfy the criteria of the NANP (North American Numbering Plan)
as it relates to getting more Mobile number ranges as explained in my blog article
entitled “OUR
applies for new Area Code for Jamaica - Competition in Telecoms in the coming
Hunger Games Catching Fire of Mobile Computing”. This means more Telecom
Provider Competition will be able to come to Jamaica, thereby lowering prices
as explained in the informative video below.
In
case you may be wondering, this is now possible thanks to the gazetting of
Telecommunications Act (Number Portability) Rules 2014 on Thursday September 25th,
2014, giving the Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining the power
to grant a license to a third party company to provide a NPAS (Numbering
Portability Administrator Service).
So
come Sunday May 31st 2015, it'll be possible to port your phone number
from Digicel to LIME without having to purchase new SIM Card or Instruments as
predicted in my blog
article entitled “Minister
Paulwell affirms MNP, LNP Coming May 31st 2015 - Why NPA TPPR, IXP Deadline and
VoIP Registration herald MNP, LNP for NANP Number Ranges and Competition”.
Porting Access B.V. of
the Netherlands - Land of Windmills, Dykes and Carrier-Free SIM Cards
Hopefully
too, they’ll also introduce Carrier-Free SIM (Subscriber Identification
Modules) as is already the case in the Netherland since March 2014 as reported
in my blog
article entitled “The
Netherlands makes Carrier Unlocked SIM Cards Legal - Apple's Idea revived
heralding M2M and the Internet of Things, a financial Boon to Telecom Providers”.
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Good
to note here that Apple had also introduced a similar of Carrier unlocked SIM
Cards in their latest line of Apple iPads in a bid to boost two (2) year
subscriptions for their Apple iPad Air 2 and the Apple iPad Mini 3 as
explained in my blog
article entitled “Apple
SIM in the Apple iPad Air 2 - How iOS 8.0 Carrier Unlocked SIM sells Apple
iPads in Year of the Sheep 2015”.
Carrier
Unlocked SIM Cards might be one of the ways in which Number Portability will be
administered, since not only will the instrument be ported but the SIM Card may
have to be changed to one that is carrier unlocked i.e. can be recognized by
any Network.
Hoping
in the next couple of days we’ll hear and learn more about the Little Dutch Boy
Porting Access B.V. of the Netherlands from
the Land of Windmills, Dykes and
Carrier-Free SIM Cards that the OUR has selected to be out NPA!
Here’s
the link:
Porting Access B.V. of the Netherlands (PortingXS)
Website: http://www.portingxs.com/
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Twitter:
https://twitter.com/portingxs
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/PortingXS
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