Can China Telecom’s mobile phone number be transferred to China Mobile or China Unicom?

As of February 2020, China Telecom’s mobile phone numbers can be transferred to China Mobile or China Unicom. Number portability has been officially provided nationwide before November 30, 2019.

According to the "Management Regulations on Number Portability Services", in the process of providing number portability services, telecommunications business operators shall not hinder services, interfere with user choice, hinder portability, reduce the quality of communication services, Nine types of violations including comparative propaganda and false propaganda.

At this stage, the area code range applicable to the number portability service does not include Internet of Things user numbers, satellite mobile user numbers and mobile communications resale user numbers. Currently, the three major operators have announced four number segments that do not support number portability, namely 188/157/170/171, of which 170 and 171 are virtual operator number segments. Extended information

Network transfer process:

1. Confirm portability: edit the text message CXXZ#username#ID number and send it to 10086 (Mobile)/10001 (Telecom)/10010 (China Unicom), check whether you are qualified to import, and obtain an authorization code.

2. Submit portability application: After confirming your qualifications, fill in the number information, select your favorite package, and submit the application for network access.

3. Activation number card: Take the "authorization code" and your valid ID card, and go to the operator's outlet where you need to transfer to apply for a new card. Some operators will have staff come to your door to deliver new SIM cards and assist in completing the activation work.

Reference materials: People's Daily Online - "Number portability" nationwide trial run will be implemented nationwide by the end of this month