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What is Local Number Portability
(LNP)? |
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This is an FCC mandate that allows phone subscribers
to transfer their number to or from another wireless or
wire line carrier (referred to as “Port”). This allows
a customer to take his or her number with them to another
competitors system, or for a customer to bring a number
from a competitors system to us. |
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Can I keep my paging phone
number when I switch to or from a paging carrier? |
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Currently the FCC has not extended the LNP mandate to
the paging industry. The paging carriers are not porting
pager phone numbers to other competitors’ systems. |
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Where can I find additional
information? |
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For additional information on wireless LNP, contact
the FCC's Consumer Center toll-free at: 1-888-CALL-FCC
(1-888-225-5322) voice, 1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322)
TTY, or visit their Web site at www.fcc.gov/cgb/NumberPortability
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