Number Portability: Can I Transfer My Cell Phone Number?
Number Portability: Can I Transfer My Cell Phone Number?Answer: Yes. In the United States, wireless local number portability (WLNP) is a legally mandated service that allows the transfer of a cell phone number from one carrier to another. History Number portability for landline phone numbers existed before it did for wireless numbers. In July 2002, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set a Nov. 2003 deadline for WLNP to take effect. Verizon Wireless resisted. The FCC activated WLNP in Nov. 2003 in the top 100 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), which are the major cities in the U.S. In May 2004, the FCC made the service live in the rest of the U.S. The FCC also made it so a landline number can be transferred to a cell phone carrier. Overcoming Hurdles Wireless local number portability has come a long way in the U.S. Transferring your cell phone number from one carrier to another used to be more complicated tha
