Issued by the Director General of Telecommunications
July 1997
In January 1997 Oftel commissioned a study by Ovum Ltd to assess the economic impact of introducing mobile number portability. The principle objective of the study was to determine whether the introduction of mobile number portability would be in the public interest in that, at a national level, the benefits outweigh the costs.
The study was completed in June 1997. This report explains the methodology of the study and sets out its conclusions.
4 Market research on mobile customers
The base case (Discussion paper)
Technological Trends in the Mobile market
