Vodafone Ghana has welcomed the new date the National Communications Authority (NCA) has set for the introduction of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in Ghana. Days to the July 1, 2011 introduction of MNP, the NCA issued a statement announcing that the new date for the launch was July 7, 2011 because Friday July 1 is a statutory public holiday. The NCA also said the Legislative Instrument meant to regulate MNP activities was also due to be passed in Parliament on July 6, 2011 for the July 7 introduction of MNP. Head of Corporate Communications at Vodafone, Carmen Bruce-Annan said Vodafone’s preparations for the MNP launch were at an advanced stage and the company looks forward to welcoming new subscribers who would like to port their numbers to Vodafone’s network from July 7, 2011. “Vodafone is also pleased that our competitors have decided to follow our lead in not charging Ghanaian subscribers to port to their networks,” she said. She said as champions for MNP in Ghana, Vodafone firmly believes that making porting free to Ghanaian consumers would stimulate positive demand for number portability and encourage Ghanaian consumers to move their numbers to the network which best meets their needs, in terms of value, quality and innovation. Carmen Bruce-Annan said Vodafone had finalised the training of its staff to equip them with the requisite skills in readiness for the MNP launch. The company therefore assures consumers, the opportunity to join and experience the Vodafone network and its amazing offers as there was no better time to join the Vodafone family than now. Vodafone was also first to announce that in a couple of days it would brand its customer services centres to reflect the introduction of MNP. Story by: Samuel Nii Narku Dowuona/Adom News/Ghana