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GSMA Launches World's Most Extensive International Number Portability Registry Service By: PR Newswire | 01 Oct 2009 | 04:00 AM ET Text Size LONDON, October 1, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- - PathFinder Number Portability Discovery Service Offers Widest Global Coverage of Portability Data; Neustar Selected to Operate Database The GSMA today announced the launch of PathFinder Number Portability Discovery, a GSMA-managed service that will be operated by Neustar, Inc. Designed as a state-of-the-art solution for global number portability, the new service encompasses 2.2 billion telephone numbers that are impacted by number portability worldwide, a figure which is expected to rise rapidly. Number Portability is currently implemented in over 52 countries globally, with many more, including China and India, expected to launch by the end of 2010. The service will also aggregate numbering plan data from virtually every country in the world, including those with high number portability penetration.