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Port your number in China

Looking to switch carriers in China? This guide covers the essential regulations and procedures for keeping your number while moving between China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom.

Technical Porting Process

1

Authorization & Submission

Customer switches carrier while keeping number; typically requires SMS verification to 10001/10010/10086

2

Centralized Validation

The migration is overseen by MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) using the Centralized DB updates; query-on-release (or similar) internal to national backbone to ensure integrity between donor and recipient networks.

Regulatory Benchmarks

Mobile Porting SLA

Porting completion typically within 1 hour after donor release; daily operation 8:00–20:00.

Max Service Outage

No service for max 1 hour at cutover (typically)

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Expert Guidance

Nationwide MNP came after pilots; CAICT manages the central platform for MIIT.

Common Questions

Is number porting possible in China?
Yes, China currently has Y (mobile) status for number portability, covering Mobile MNP nationwide; fixed/other scopes not captured in publicly-accessible sources used here services.
How long will I be without service during the switch?
The maximum allowed service interruption is typically No service for max 1 hour at cutover (typically), with the total process usually taking Porting completion typically within 1 hour after donor release; daily operation 8:00–20:00..

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