Posted on 25-Feb-2003 18:28
| Filed under: Glossary
: Mobile
A number assigned by the wireless carrier to a customer's phone. The MIN is meant to be changeable, since the phone could change hands or a customer could move to another city. See also ESN, IMSI, TMSI. It is a 10 digit NANP-like number. It includes a 6-digit prefix (MBI) followed by a 4-digit MSN.