Filipinos will be able to switch service providers under new mobile network portability (MNP) rules on 30 September, according to Telecommunications Connectivity Inc. (TCI) – the joint venture company set up by the country’s three mobile operators, PLDT’s Smart Communications, Globe Telecom and DITO Telecommunity in January 2020 to oversee the process. TCI has issued a report confirming that it successfully completed a dry-run of technical and interoperability testing with the three network providers on 14 July 2021.
TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database confirms that the Republic Act No. 11202 (a.k.a. the Mobile Number Portability [MNP] Act) was signed in February 2019, with implementing rules and regulations (IRR) taking effect from 2 July 2019. The Philippines had intended on introducing MNP in the first quarter of 2021 under the remit of the Act, but the rollout was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will start by 30 September 2021.
Globe, Smart and DITO formed the JV consortium TCI, and tapped global firm Syniverse to implement the porting platform.
Source: https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/09/13/mnp-will-go-live-in-the-philippines-on-30-september/