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	Local Number Portability
		Pursuant to a court-ordered stay, most small wireline carriers currently are not required to port numbers to wireless carriers until the FCC completes and publishes a study about the effect of the porting rules on small carriers.
		Customers who want to port a wireline number to a wireless phone and are told that they cannot should contact their state public utility commission to find out whether their wireline carrier has been granted a waiver.
		During the time the number is being ported from the old carrier to the new carrier, there may be a period of "mixed service" when E911 service is affected.
	www.fcc.gov /cgb/NumberPortability (1349 words)

	Telephone number portability - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Number portability is the practice of allowing customers to transfer their telephone numbers from one telephone operator (PSTN, mobile, IP-based or other) to another.
		Number portability became popular with the advent of mobile telephones, since in most countries different mobile operators are provided with different area codes and, without portability, changing one's operator would require changing one's number.
		Due to this conflict of interest, number portability is usually mandated for all operators by telecommunications regulatory authorities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Telephone_number_portability (719 words)

	Wireless Number Portability - Change Your Carrier but Keep Your Number
		Number portability has made it much easier for cell phone subscribers to change carriers, and has forced the carriers to compete more fiercely on customer service and network quality.
		Number portability has forced wireless providers to be more attentive to their current and prospective subscribers.
		While your number is portable, your phone usually isn.t; in most cases, you.ll need to get a new one.
	www.myrateplan.com /wnp (492 words)

	DCITA - Number portability (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Number portability is the ability of a customer to retain their existing phone number(s) when changing their carriage service provider (CSP).
		Number portability also eliminates the need for callers to contact directory services to find someone's new number or for people to miss calls as callers continue to dial the old number.
		The Numbering Plan delegates responsibility for allocating FLRNs to an industry body called Industry Number Management Services (INMS), an independent not-for-profit organisation that administers a centralised reference database of FLRNs released by the ACA for allocation to CSPs, and for porting between CSPs.
	www.dcita.gov.au /tel/mobile_telephone_services/information_for_consumers/number_portability (376 words)

	Number Portability (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A. Under a federal mandate known as Wireless Local Number Portability (WLNP), customers are now allowed to transfer or "port" their current cell phone number when changing wireless carriers.
		However, wireless carriers expect that up to 80% of number transfer requests will not be processed automatically, and will require some manual intervention on their part.
		A portability cost might be charged by carriers to recover costs associated with portability.
	www.cellphonestreet.com /number-portability.asp (453 words)

	Number Portability, Cell Phone Number Portability
		After your phone number is ported, you will no longer be able to use your phone number with your old service provider.
		Waiting to port your number yourself creates work for you, and may require that you keep your old cell phone account active longer than you might like.
		We have more experience handling number portability requests for every major U.S. carrier than any retailer or web site, and we make every effort to schedule your number transfer with your shipment so that it will occur within 24 hours after you receive your phone.
	www.bestincellphones.com /wireless-number-portability.asp (963 words)

	WirelessNumberPortability.com - Number Portability: Change Cellular Carriers, Keep Your Number
		Number portability has made it much easier for cell phone subscribers to change carriers, and has forced the carriers to compete more fiercely on customer service and network quality.
		Number portability has forced wireless providers to be more attentive to their current and prospective subscribers.
		While your number is portable, your phone usually isn.t; in most cases, you.ll need to get a new one.
	www.wirelessnumberportability.com (513 words)

	EasyPorting.Com
		Wireless number portability simply means keeping your phone number and choosing a new carrier to provide your service.
		Many local phone companies are refusing to transfer their customer's home phone numbers to a wireless phone unless the customer lives in a particular rate center.
		However, if you are trying to transfer a wireline number (also called a landline number) to a wireless carrier, this service may not be available in your area.
	www.easyporting.com (654 words)

	SureWest Number Portability: Wireless to Landline
		Local Number Portability is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mandate that requires wireless and wireline (or landline) service providers to allow customers with eligible phone numbers to retain their number when changing service providers.
		Local Number Portability was mandated by the FCC for the 100 top Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) in the United States — which includes the Sacramento region.
		To port a number from one carrier to another, it has to remain associated with the same local geographic area where it is currently assigned.
	www.surewest.com /portability/wireless_to_landline.php (787 words)

	LNP Primer ( Number Portability ) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		However, in a portable environment the last 4 digits or the 7-digit telephone number may not always reside in the central office exchange to which the NXX was natively assigned.
		Portable numbers are those numbers within an exchange that have portable capabilities and are assigned to a designated portable exchange.
		Ported numbers are the subset of portable numbers that have actually been moved from the LERG based switch (donor) to another switch (recipient).
	www.ported.com /midlnp.htm (6196 words)

	INTUG - Mobile Number Portability (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		(40) Number portability is a key facilitator of consumer choice and effective competition in a competitive telecommunications environment such that end-users who so request should be able to retain their number(s) on the public telephone network independently of the organisation providing service.
		Mobile number portability is currently offered in eight Member States, with a particularly high take-up in the United Kingdom (1.6 million), Spain (530 000), the Netherlands (250 000) and Denmark (214 000).
		If number portability is ever required from U.S. wireless carriers, it won't increase their churn rates over the long term but should lead to more wireline numbers being switched for wireless services, telecom market equity analysts at Goldman Sachs [GS] expect.
	www.intug.net /mnp (1709 words)

	Number portability news - MobileTracker
		Today marks one year since local number portability was enabled for the top 100 markets in the United States.
		With nationwide wireless number portability coming to US comsumers tomorrow, we thought a few tips would be appropriate: Amazon.com has a page on how to transfer your number if you want to get a new phone/contract through them.
		T-Mobile USA said that while the total number of customers choosing to switch carriers was lower than expected, the company has a net gain.
	www.mobiletracker.net /archives/cat_number_portability.php (566 words)

	Number Portability (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Generally, if you remain in the same geographical area, you’ll be able to port your wireless number over to a different carrier, or even your house landline number over to a wireless phone.
		That said, not all numbers may be transferred in all markets or by all providers.
		If you port your number before your contract is up, your current wireless provider may charge you an early termination fee, which can run in the hundreds.
	www.cartoys.com /cartoys/webpage.cfm/webpage_id/33 (602 words)

	Amazon.com : Here's the Lowdown on Keeping Your Number (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is requiring all carriers to support Wireless Local Number Portability, which is a service that allows customers to keep their cell phone number when they switch carriers.
		And, in some cases, you will be assigned a temporary phone number for your new phone so that you can use it until your transfer is completed (you can even forward your calls from your current phone to your new phone in the interim).
		Keep in mind that once you transfer your number, you may not be able to go back to your previous carrier and reactivate that same number.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/508597/ref=w_hp_tn_7 (3217 words)

	Number Portability FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		I wrote about this last year and am glad that we have finally arrived to the point where number portability is now doable.
		For example, if your phone number is (646) 555 1212, you can still keep the same number but choose between different mobile phone providers.
		Wireless number portability is going to herald a new age of competition in the mobile phone space.
	www.tnl.net /blog/entry/Number_Portability_FAQ (468 words)

	FCC allows home numbers to be switched to wireless phones - Nov. 11, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The rules, which take effect Nov. 24, will allow wireless phone customers to hang onto their current wireless phone numbers even if they shift between providers, a process known as number portability.
		Number portability is seen as a way of increasing competition between phone providers, since many consumers do not want to lose a number that is well known to friends and acquaintances.
		The rules that allow portability between different wireless providers is expected to force rates lower due to increased competition.
	money.cnn.com /2003/11/11/technology/phone_numbers (440 words)

	FCC WTB: Wireless Local Number Portability (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Wireless consumers who wish to port their phone number must contact the prospective new carrier, who will start the process of porting by contacting the consumer's current carrier.
		That is, within the largest 100 MSAs (link to top 100 list, MSA counties list), customers have been able to port their numbers between wireless carriers, and to and from wireline carriers as well.
		However, consumers are still legally bound by their existing service agreements and should be familiar with any fees they may incur for canceling an existing contract before deciding to port a number to a new carrier.
	wireless.fcc.gov /wlnp (296 words)

	PHONE USERS: Locked-in number keeps many from switching carriers
		But wireless companies say number portability would be expensive -- costing $1 billion in the first year alone because of network upgrades -- and lead to increased customer rates in an industry that has plenty of tough competition.
		Brad Ramsay, general counsel for the National Association for Regulatory and Utility Commissioners, said the wireless industry is fighting number portability because big companies such as Verizon don't want to lose their most valuable customers like Carson who rely on mobile phones for work.
		But Larson said customers aren't clamoring for the ability to keep their wireless numbers and that customers would prefer that companies focus on improving service and reducing dropped calls, things that could be put on the back burner if companies are required to start number portability.
	www.freep.com /money/business/port3_20020603.htm (1042 words)

	InfoCom Telecommunications Consultancy
		In 2006, the number of DSL lines in the UK increased from 7.3 million end of 2005 to 10.1 million end of 2006 (+38%).
		In the same period, the number of unbundled local loops used from alternative operators to provide telephony and Internet services has shown a strong increase accounting for 1.2 million unbundled loops end of 2006 (0.19 million end of 2005).
		In Belgium, number portability is organized in a user-friendly way and relatively cheap, while for instance in Germany, porting fees are quite high for customers in comparison with other countries.
	www.infocom-de.com /strathighlights/strathighlights040407.html (506 words)

	CNN.com - Fees to cover cell number switching may reap profits - Aug. 17, 2003
		As such, if Sprint's fee is generating $11.3 million per month, the company will have collected at least $55 million by the time portability is supposed to go into effect November 24, an amount that would be enough to defray all or most of the set-up costs indicated by Verizon and Cingular.
		Thereafter, if Sprint's ongoing expenses for number portability are similar to those indicated by Verizon and Cingular, Sprint's "recovery" fee may generate more than $5 million in extra monthly revenue.
		AT&T Wireless, which declined to quantify its costs related to number portability or E911, is currently collecting the $1.75 from "less than a third" of its 21.5 million customers.
	www.cnn.com /2003/TECH/biztech/08/17/keeping.cell.nos.ap/index.html (981 words)

	How to Switch Your Carrier and Keep Your Number with Wireless Number Portability
		After your phone number is ported, you will no longer be able to use your phone number with your old service provider.
		Even within the same telephone area code, you may be outside the boundaries of the local calling area that determines if your number is portable.
		We have more experience handling number portability requests for every major U.S. carrier than any retailer or web site, and we make every effort to schedule your number transfer with your shipment so that it will occur within 24 hours after you receive your phone.
	www.inphonic.com /content.asp?pageid=394&referringdomain=younevercall&r1=num_portability_ync_home (953 words)

	Number Portability Resource Center (Phone Scoop)
		Many people are fed up with their current carrier, and are looking forward to number portability to make a long-awaited switch.
		But wireless portability includes the ability to move your number from a land line to a wireless phone, and vice-versa.
		If your land line is the primary number you give to other people, and you want to get rid of your land line, this is great opportunity to "cut the cord", and go completely wireless.
	www.phonescoop.com /articles/portability (643 words)

	Bring Your Number - Cingular Wireless (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Review the Local Number Portability Checklist before you get started to ensure you have all the information we need to process your request.
		To transfer 15 numbers or more, complete this form and a Cingular representative will contact you to complete your transfer.
		Current customers should not use Local Number Portability to upgrade their wireless device or rate plan.
	www.cingular.com /customer_service/LNP (155 words)

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