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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Vonage doesn’t own the number. Technically no
resporg owns their numbers. SMS/800 owns all of the numbers. Vonage
just manages their numbers and chooses to release them or not. If not you
can fight with them to have them released but depends on how much you want to
fight for the number. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>When we (Molten Telecom) give a number to a customer they are
not “leasing” it. They are purchasing the number. They
own it we manage it. If they choose to move it then its on them. We
don’t fight to keep our numbers. We want to make the customer happy.
If they are not happy with us, then we would rather have them happy with
someone else.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>........::::::::::.........<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:#1F497D'>Brian Fertig<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:#1F497D'>Director of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:#1F497D'>Molten, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:#1F497D'>Delaware Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:#1F497D'>Office 800.418.4380 x 160<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:#1F497D'>Direct 302.338.9601<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Matt<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 22, 2007 12:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [asterisk-biz] Vonage 877<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>How does it go against porting
laws? The numbers are Vonage's.. they are letting you use them for an
amount of money each month.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailquote>On 5/22/07, <b>Matt Dunkin </b><<a
href="mailto:mdunkin@innflux.com">mdunkin@innflux.com</a>> wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Does that not go against porting laws?<br>
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-Matt<br>
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Matt wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span class=e>Brian,</span><br>
<span class=e>Vonage may not be the RESPORG, but the numbers are in their
name. So unless they release the number, you can't port it to
you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailquote>On 5/22/07, <b>Brian Fertig</b> <<a
href="mailto:brian@molten.us" target="_blank">brian@molten.us</a>> wrote:</span>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Unless Vonage is a resporg they don't own ANY
numbers. Bring your toll free <br>
to us. We can port it.<br>
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--<br>
........::::::::::.........<br>
Brian Fertig<br>
Director of Engineering<br>
Molten, Inc.<br>
Delaware Office<br>
Office 800.418.4380 x 160<br>
Direct 302.338.9601<br>
<br>
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|-----Original Message----- <br>
|From: <a href="mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com" target="_blank">asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com</a>
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|bounces@<a href="http://lists.digium.com" target="_blank">lists.digium.com </a>]
On Behalf Of Matt Dunkin<br>
|Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:42 AM<br>
|To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion<br>
|Subject: [asterisk-biz] Vonage 877<br>
|<br>
|Anyone ever hear of Vonage permanently owning an 877 number? We have had <br>
|other voip providers say they can't port it anywhere???<br>
|<br>
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