El Corte Ingles gets the nod to implement MNP in Paraguay

摘要

Spanish firm El Corte Ingles has won a contract to administer Paraguay's mobile number portability (MNP) database. The contract was awarded to the company by the Comision Tecnica de Portabilidad Numerica (CTPN), which comprises representatives of the country's four mobile operators - Tigo (formerly Telecel), Nucleo (Telecom Personal Paraguay), Hola Paraguay (Vox) and Claro Paraguay (formerly CTI Movil) - and telecoms regulator Consejo Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (Conatel). El Corte Ingles reportedly beat off stiff competition from Ericsson del Paraguay, a local offshoot of US firm Telecordia. MNP is now expected to be implemented by November 2012, with a provisional administration fee of PYG21.800 (USD$4.69) mooted.