What is the difference between Local Number Portability and Location Portability?
A. Local Number Portability, sometimes called Service Provider Portability, is the ability of users of telecommunications services to retain, at the same location, existing telecommunications numbers without impairment of quality, reliability, or convenience when switching from one telecommunications carrier to another. The term Location Portability means the ability of users of telecommunications services to retain existing telecommunications numbers without impairment of quality, reliability, or convenience when moving from one physical location to another. Location Portability has not been mandated at this time.
