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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Ross
C<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 29, 2005 5:47 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Asterisk
Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[Asterisk-Users] Semi-OT: porting numbers away<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I’m looking to move one of my
clients to an Asterisk system and a VoIP provider (Teliax, Voxee, ViaTalk,
Voicepulse). My concern is porting my client’s numbers to a VoIP
provider. Let’s say we get all their numbers ported to Teliax (or Voxee or
viatalk, etc.), everything is peachy for a year, then Teliax gets sued for some
reason or another, and goes bankrupt and closes its doors. That,
obviously, leaves my clients without phone service…but what happens to their
numbers? If the VoIP provider goes out of business, can I go to another
VoIP provider or a ma bell and transfer the numbers to them even if Teliax (or
whomever) is unreachable and off the map?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks in advance for any
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