What is wireless local number portability (LNP)?
• Wireless LNP is a wireless consumer’s ability to change service providers within the same local area and still keep the same phone number. • Wireless LNP allows consumers to switch from one wireless carrier to another within the same general metropolitan area. It does not allow consumers to keep the same phone number when moving to a new town or city. • Wireless LNP also allows consumers to move a phone number from a wireline phone to a wireless phone in some cases. Who should consumers contact if they want to port their number to a new carrier? • Consumers should contact their prospective new carrier, who will start the porting process. The new carrier will first confirm the consumer’s identity and then make a porting request of the old carrier. When consumers go to their new carrier to port a number, they should bring along a recent bill, which will have their correct name and address as it appears in the carriers database. This should aid in making the porting process go smoothly.
Wireless LNP is a wireless consumer’s ability to change service providers within the same local area and still keep the same phone number. Wireless LNP allows consumers to switch from one wireless carrier to another within the same general metropolitan area. It does not allow consumers to keep the same phone number when moving to a new town or city. Wireless LNP also allows consumers to move a phone number from a wireline phone to a wireless phone in some cases.
• Wireless LNP is a wireless consumer’s ability to change service providers within the same local area and still keep the same phone number. • Wireless LNP allows consumers to switch from one wireless carrier to another within the same general metropolitan area. It does not allow consumers to keep the same phone number when moving to a new town or city. • Wireless LNP also allows consumers to move a phone number from a wireline phone to a wireless phone in some cases.
• Wireless LNP is a wireless consumer’s ability to change service providers within the same local area and still keep the same phone number. • Wireless LNP will allow consumers to switch from one wireless carrier to another within the same general geographical area. • Wireless LNP also allows consumers to move a phone number from a wireline phone to a wireless phone in most cases.
