Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 22059

Mobile Phones

Tabled: 6 January 2025

Answered: 14 January 2025

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department is taking steps to allow people to retain their mobile numbers when changing mobile contracts while retaining the same network provider.

Answer

Chris Bryant

Consumers can retain their existing mobile number when renewing their contract or moving to a new contract.Ofcom has in place rules on retaining an existing number when moving providers, known as "porting", but these only apply when the consumer...

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