Monday, November 24, 2003
Carrier Switches Get Mixed Results
Posted by Janak Parekh in "NEWS" @ 11:00 PM
"New federal rules that let cell phone customers keep their old numbers after switching carriers debuted with mixed results Monday, with some service providers encountering glitches and others reporting long lines."
If you didn't hear, today was the first day to feature local number portability (LNP) in most of the US -- you can now, in theory, switch between wireless carriers or even from landline carriers and keep the same number, with some limitations. Unsurprisingly, day 1 results were mixed -- the carriers have some fine-tweaking left to make the process smoother. However, I'm curious as to what your plans are, now that LNP is a reality.
If you didn't hear, today was the first day to feature local number portability (LNP) in most of the US -- you can now, in theory, switch between wireless carriers or even from landline carriers and keep the same number, with some limitations. Unsurprisingly, day 1 results were mixed -- the carriers have some fine-tweaking left to make the process smoother. However, I'm curious as to what your plans are, now that LNP is a reality.
