diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 443116f6ffd20..ffb613080b253 100755
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -42078,6 +42078,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     method public int getLac();
     method public java.lang.String getMccString();
     method public java.lang.String getMncString();
+    method public java.lang.String getMobileNetworkOperator();
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
     field public static final android.os.Parcelable.Creator<android.telephony.CellIdentityTdscdma> CREATOR;
   }
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellIdentityTdscdma.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellIdentityTdscdma.java
index 5a9e474806a34..bc83de1903475 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellIdentityTdscdma.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellIdentityTdscdma.java
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@ public final class CellIdentityTdscdma extends CellIdentity {
         return mMncStr;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return a 5 or 6 character string (MCC+MNC), null if any field is unknown
+     */
+    public String getMobileNetworkOperator() {
+        return (mMccStr == null || mMncStr == null) ? null : mMccStr + mMncStr;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return 16-bit Location Area Code, 0..65535, INT_MAX if unknown
      */