MOBILE NUMBER PORTING

That this House registers its concern about the slow progress made to fully reform the UK's mobile number porting system; believes that the current lengthy porting process undermines the ability of UK consumers properly to exercise choice; notes that the proposal made by Ofcom back in November 2007 would have enabled consumers to move their mobile number between operators within two hours rather than the two days it presently takes; regrets that the September 2009 deadline for the implementation of the new system will be missed; and calls on all mobile operators to support the delivery of two hour recipient led number porting for the benefit of UK consumers as a matter of urgency.