[asterisk-users] 800 number portability

[Jeff LaCoursiere]

Apologies for the off topic post... hoping someone knows if 800 number 
portability in the states is legally enforced?  One of my customers is 
being told by their current "vanity" 800 provider that they own the number 
and refuse to release it to their new carrier.  I thought I understood 
that in 1991 the FCC mandated portability by 1993.  Are they bluffing? 
They want a 3 year buyout to release the number!

j