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Number portability starts today in Colombia

Colombian mobile users can switch operators and keep their existing numbers beginning today (July 29). The number portabilitywas possible by a law passed in 2009 and a resolution adopted in 2010. Number portability in Colombia may reach 50 million subscribers. The user only needs to identify that he or she owns the line and not have a negative balance on the account.Comcel, an América Móvil carrier, is the largest operator in the country, with market share of 66.2%. Movistar (Telefónica) has almost 22%, followed by Tigo with 11.82%.

The Commission for Communications Regulation (CRC) is responsible for regulating and promoting the rule, while Ministerio de TIC y la Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (ICT Ministry and the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce), is the agency responsible for monitoring compliance of the standard.

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Roberta Prescott
Roberta Prescott
Editor, Americasrprescott@rcrwireless.com Roberta Prescott is responsible for Latin America reporting news and analysis, interviewing key stakeholders. Roberta has worked as an IT and telecommunication journalist since March 2005, when she started as a reporter with InformationWeek Brasil magazine and its website IT Web. In July 2006, Prescott was promoted to be the editor-in-chief, and, beyond the magazine and website, was in charge for all ICT products, such as IT events and CIO awards. In mid-2010, she was promoted to the position of executive editor, with responsibility for all the editorial products and content of IT Mídia. Prescott has worked as a journalist since 1998 and has three journalism prizes. In 2009, she won, along with InformationWeek Brasil team, the press prize 11th Prêmio Imprensa Embratel. In 2008, she won the 7th Unisys Journalism Prize and in 2006 was the editor-in-chief when InformationWeek Brasil won the 20th media award Prêmio Veículos de Comunicação. She graduated in Journalism by the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, has done specialization in journalism at the Universidad de Navarra (Spain, 2003) and Master in Journalism at IICS – Universidad de Navarra (Brazil, 2010) and MBA – Executive Education at the Getulio Vargas Foundation.