In Russia, it may be possible to change the number preserving operator

RF Ministry of Communications has developed a bill that would allow subscribers to keep their mobile phone number from one operator to another. Corresponding changes will be made ​​in the form of amendments to the law "On communications" - now they've posted on the Ministry of Communications and available for discussion. If such amendments will be introduced, then the "mobile slavery" - as described inability to change the operator, keeping room, Dmitry Medvedev - may be withdrawn in 2014. Under the new amendments, the operator shall ensure that its subscribers free of reconnection in three days. However, at this point against the operators of these innovations: these are too expensive and could lead to an increase in the cost of communications services. This is, first of all, profitable customers, the more that number of people willing to use the service as it has been estimated to be small. The cost of the introduction of services in Russia MNP (mobile number portability), indeed, would be substantial: according to the Ministry of Communications, operators can cost over $ 400 million By the way, this service is already running in some countries but not everywhere it is free.