USTelecom Comments on FCC’s Number Porting Order May 13th, 2009
Portia Krebs

Today, the Federal Communications Commission issued new rules calling on providers to port numbers in one business day; previously wireline companies had four days to complete the process.  USTelecom President and CEO Walter B. McCormick Jr. issued the following statement:

“While USTelecom supports the FCC’s efforts to reduce the time it takes to port numbers between providers, this involves a complex process and we will need to carefully review the order to determine its practicality and its effect on our members. At a minimum, the order should require that all companies including providers of VoIP and cable services play by the same rules. It will be important to understand how the Commission has satisfied its specific statutory obligation to enable providers to recover costs for implementing these regulatory requirements. We will look forward to working with North American Numbering Council (NANC) to ensure that the processes developed protect consumers from losing service as a result of these shorter intervals.”

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