[Asterisk-Users] Semi-OT: porting numbers away

[Ross C]

Thanks for the info everyone.  I think I'll just keep my numbers at my telco
and forward it to Teliax or another ITSP.  Sounds like that's the safest
thing to do.
Thx again!

-Ross

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Bret McDanel
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 12:23 PM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Semi-OT: porting numbers away

On Fri, 2005-12-30 at 10:19 -0600, Rich Adamson wrote:
> Let's see if I can clearify this a little bit.
> 
> Local Number Portability (LPN) is a little different for telco's then it
> is for cell phone providers, with far more politics involved in the telco
> implementation.
> 

And ITSPs generally are not required to let you port numbers.  Some let
you port in but not out.  Broadvoice for example has in their user
agreement that if you port a number in and they like it they can prevent
you from porting it out, if you cancel you lose the number.  Read the
agreements carefully, if its not in writing it doesnt count.

CLECs and ILECs largely are required to let you port your number (there
are some potential issues that cna prevent that but genereally that is a
true statement).

*Generally* if the ITSP is not a CLEC then they are buying from a
provider somewhere (CLEC/ILEC) even if not directly.  It is that LEC
that would be porting the number.  Even if the ITSP fails and goes away
the underlying carrier would still be able to get the phone number
ported.  However you arent the customer of that LEC so they may want
some assurances or outright refuse.  


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