12/09/2024

Number Portability in Brazil

Portability Mobile Portability Fixed Tel. Portability Operators Portability

In this page: Information about Number Portability in Brazil.

Statistics in Portability in Brazil

 

 

Total of Ported Numbers

Ported (Jan-Nov/23) (Jan-Nov/24)
Fixed Telephony 1,254,551 1,353,335
Mobile Telephony 5,125,513 4,555,724
Total 6,380,064 5,909,059

 

Effectuation Rate (Ported/Requests)

  Nov/23 Dec/23 Oct/24 Nov/24
Fixed Telephony 81.9% 82.6% 84.4% 82.4%
Mobile Telephony 76.8% 75.6% 65.5% 65.5%
Total 77.7% 76.9% 69.1% 68.7%

 

Evolution of Portability Churn

  Nov/23 Dec/23 Oct/24 Nov/24
Mobile Telephony 0.16% 0.15% 0.17% 0.16%
Fixed Telephony 0.44% 0.48% 0.55% 0.46%

 

Total of Ported Number - Annual

Thousand 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 ∆Year
Fixed Tel. 1,484 1,244 1,414 1,230 1,378 12.0%
Mobile Tel. 7,398 7,138 7,289 8,437 5,512 (34.7%)
Total 8,882 8,381 8,703 9,667 6,889 (28.7%)

 

Annual Evolution of Portability Churn

- 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Mobile Tel. 3.23% 3.15% 3.11% 3.31% 2.19%
Fixed Tel. 3.96% 3.71% 4.64% 4.28% 5.08%

 

Effectuation Rate (Ported/Requests)

Annual 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fixed Tel. 80.8% 81.4% 82.3% 82.7% 82.6%
Mobile Tel. 86.2% 83.8% 82.4% 83.2% 75.6%
Total 85.2% 83.4% 82.4% 83.1% 76.9%

Note: Effectuation rate of mobile portability is accelated since May/09, when Anatel established a new procedure to make easier to register prepaid mobile accesses.

 

Number Portability

Through Number Portability it's possible to keep a telephone number while changing operator in the same local area, since the operator provides the same service, in other words:

The main characterists of Brazilian number portability are:

 

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What changes with number portability in Brazil?

Is portability use in Brazil lower than the expected?

 

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