The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released data pertaining to mobile number portability (MNP) for December 2011.

As per the regulator, over 29.24 million mobile subscribers opted for the service, with Karnataka receiving the maximum number of requests (2.83 million).

Karnataka was followed by Gujarat (2.77 million users) and Andhra Pradesh (2.69 million customers).

To avail of the facility, a customer has to pay Rs 19 to the new operator for porting the number and remain with the new operator for at least three months.