Moldova's telecoms regulator has announced the planned launch of mobile number portability service on May 1, 2013 and the launch of fixed number portability -- on July 31, 2013.
A plan of action has been approved by the regulator which provides for a series of actions which Anrceti, jointly with the providers of mobile and fixed networks/services and the CDB administrator will undertake in 2012 - 2013 in order to implement number fixed and mobile portability.
By the same decision, Anrceti has appointed a Working Group, empowered to monitor and verify the number portability implementation, comprising Anrceti specialists, representatives of providers and the CDB Administrator. The Working Group and Anrceti will monitor the process and draw up quarterly reports on the progress made in fulfilling the Program for number portability implementation, which will also be published on Anrceti website.
At the end of 2013 The Working Group and Anrceti will evaluate the results of number portability implementing in the fixed and mobile networks and will draw up the due report, which will be posted on Anrceti website.
As a result of the Tender, organized by Anrceti in August 2012, Mediafon from Lithuania as the provider of the number database.
The number portability implementation in Moldova is a provision of the Law on Electronic Communications and meets the EU standards for this sector.