Are multiple SIM users boosting subscriber base?

Heena Jhingan

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Are multiple SIM users boosting subscriber base in India, will they make MNP lose its relevance?

What is the fuss over MNP when a substantial number of subscribers are already switching their networks by simply swapping their networks without paying any extra fee or waiting for the migration to be completed? Recall the latest TV commercial of a brand selling an alluring proposition of changing the SIM with a flip of handset?

Well, like many other matured markets like Europe, Thailand and Russia,India too is slowly waking up to the trend of multiple SIM users. If the industry estimates are to be believed of all the mobile connections in India, about 10 per cent belong to users with multiple handsets or dual SIM handsets with active SIM cards. That clearly indicates that the actual number of mobile subscribers will be a little lower than where the figures stand today.

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