WHEREAS it is necessary to provide subscribers of mobile Telecommunications Services the option to switch Telecommunications Operators while maintaining an originally assigned mobile phone number that is capable of being ported;

RECOGNIZING the need to issue an efficient and effective regulatory framework for the seamless operations of Mobile Number Portability between Telecommunications Operators;

UNDERSTANDING that in this endeavor it is essential to establish a National Mobile Number Portability Clearinghouse that shall have responsibilities to manage and administer the provision of mobile number portability services;

COGNIZANT of the importance to safeguard subscribers’ consumer rights and data privacy, and monitor their satisfaction with the Mobile Number Portability process;

NOW THEREFORE, the Ethiopian Communications Authority hereby issues this Mobile Number Portability Directive in accordance with Articles 6(2), 28(4), 51(4), and 54(2) of the Communications Service Proclamation No. 1148/2019.