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Wireless carriers in Canada have agreed to let consumers keep their mobile number when switching carriers. The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association said that while the agreement has been made, a start date has not been set. Number portability has been...
Today marks one year since local number portability was enabled for the top 100 markets in the United States. According to the FCC, over 8 million people have changed carriers but kept their numbers in that time. Also according to...
Both Sprint PCS and Verizon Wireless today announced that the two companies will lower the monthly surcharge for expenses related to local number portability. The controversial surcharges have made the two companies over $250 million this year. Verizon is cutting...
Today marks the start of nationwide wireless number portability for America. November 24, 2003 marked WNP for the top 100 US markets. If you are planning on switching your carrier, read our collection of tips or head to the PhoneScoop...
With nationwide wireless number portability coming to US comsumers tomorrow, we thought a few tips would be appropriate: * Amazon.com has a page on how to transfer your number if you want to get a new phone/contract through them. Very...
It was announced today that since November, 2.8 million Americans have taken advantage of number portability. The FCC says that the number had only a minor effect on the overall "churn rate" for the wireless industry. May 24th is the...
The FCC today released a status update for number portability complaints [download, PDF]. Overall complaints are fairly low, but AT&T Wireless has a large lead: * AT&T Wireless - 2787 * Sprint PCS - 1445 * Verizon Wireless - 933...
Chalk this up in the history books--US cellular customers got something before Japanese cellular customers. Back in October 2003, we mentioned that Japan may be getting number portability. According to Retuers, it looks like a go. It could happen as...
According to Reuters, T-Mobile USA is having the best luck with number portability thus far. In the last quarter, the company added 1M subscribers--more than Cingular Wireless and AT&T Wireless combined. This brings the total to over 13M. T-Mobile UK...
T-Mobile USA said that while the total number of customers choosing to switch carriers was lower than expected, the company has a net gain. The company claims nearly twice as many people opted to switch to T-Mobile than from T-Mobile....
The San Francisco Chronicle published an article that details some of the problems consumers have had switching carriers: bq. "Lin [a wireless analyst with American Technology Research] estimated that there have been problems with roughly a quarter of the transfers...
The FCC is busy asking questions to AT&T Wireless about some number-switch-snags. AT&T Wireless was the only national carrier that did not hire wireless savvy TSI to handle the tricky LNP process. You may remember that AT&T Wireless was the...
According to C|Net, consumers are having a hard time justifying purchasing a new phone when they switch carriers. Quoting from the piece, "Consumer advocates are crying foul, saying carriers should be forced to find ways to guarantee interoperability of phones...
According to a report by RCR Wireless News, Verizon and Nextel have benefited from local number portability. T-Mobile and Sprint PCS have had about no change in subscriber numbers, while Cingular and AT&T Wireless have dipped. AT&T Wireless' drop is...
We're finally at November 24th--the most highly anticipated day in years for the cellular industry. If you live in one of the top 100 wireless markets, you can now switch to another carrier without losing your number. Check our quick...
Cingular Wireless sent out a press release stating that it has ported its first customer--boxing champion Felix "Tito" Trinidad. Trinidad lives in Puerto Rico, so he was able to transfer at 11PM ET on November 23rd, an hour before anyone...
Tonight is the eve of Local Number Portability, and we thought it was a good time to post the info we've been getting: * Remember that only the top 100 markets are going to have portability active tomorrow. Phone scoop...
As local number portability moved closer, stocks in wireless carriers dropped. CBS Marketwatch says this is due to the increased costs of both following the rules and staying competitive. Wireless plans are expected to drop, and the perks are expected...
The FCC is not backing down from its longstanding ban of telemarketing to cellphones. Telemarketing companies claim that with local number portability, it will be impossible to tell what numbers are cell phones (we reported earlier this month that you'll...
The FCC has issued a clarification of the local number portability (LNP) at the request of major wireless carriers. The statement said consumers should be able to move their landline numbers to wireless companies even if the two companies do...
There is a last-ditch effort mounting by the wireless industry to get a delay on the November 24th deadline for number portability in the top 100 US markets. This makes sense as it could mean a massive change up in...
Number portability is being discussed in Japan, and could be active as soon as 2005. This is one of the rare times where the US is actually ahead of Japan in cellular service. Number portability in the US will go...
According to a new study from a US-based think tank, number portability is going to cost comsumers $2.62 a month. Back in August, we mentioned that some carriers are profiting off of the new fees, which is something to keep...
Sprint and Nextel have teamed up for number portability in lieu of the impeding November 24th deadline. Some other carriers have been busy spreading doom and gloom, but it seems Sprint and Nextel have figured out how to put a...
Millions of people are looking forward to November 24th--US carriers won't be able to lock your phone number. It hasn't come freely though... You've been paying for it since Q2 of this year. It varies by carrier, but it is...
