<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 5:39 PM, Jeff LaCoursiere <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jeff@jeff.net">jeff@jeff.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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Apologies for the off topic post... hoping someone knows if 800 number<br>
portability in the states is legally enforced? One of my customers is<br>
being told by their current "vanity" 800 provider that they own the number<br>
and refuse to release it to their new carrier. I thought I understood<br>
that in 1991 the FCC mandated portability by 1993. Are they bluffing?<br>
They want a 3 year buyout to release the number!<br>
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j<br>
</blockquote><div><br>It may depend on the way the "vanity" number was obtained. I bought mine from <a href="http://tollfreenumbers.com">tollfreenumbers.com</a> or whatever and they are mine with docs to back it up.<br>
<br>Perhaps if obtained in another fashion, the fine print may say differently. <br><br>More explanation of where the numbers came from and any contractual obligations may help.<br><br>Similarly, there used to be and probably still are places that would allow you to register a domain name for free or close to it. In the fine print was the fact that the domain name was not yours, they registered it on your behalf, in their name.<br>
<br>A year later you got a renewal bill or some such and if you wanted to move it, you had to pay through the nose.<br></div></div><br>-- <br>Thanks,<br>Steve Totaro <br>+18887771888 (Toll Free)<br>+12409381212 (Cell)<br>
+12024369784 (Skype)<br>