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Re: The FCC has expanded LNP to VOIP
said by DigitalPure  :said by GoHardGoDeep :Ummm.. VOIP companies were never able to hold you hostage. VOIP companies don't own the numbers. They are basically just renting them from people like Level 3, Verizon, etc.... Correct, ... Incorrect ... as I see it. Until the FCC mandated VoIP-porting ruling is confirmed, a VoIP provider has not been required to release your DID#. The provider leases blocks of numbers from one or more CLECs. Thus, so long as the provider is willing to pay the monthly charge to the CLEC for holding the number (even if it is not being used), the CLEC cannot arbitrarily move your number to another provider. That would be like your landlord renting your apartment to another individual even though you hold a current lease on the space.
I, for one, am very pleased with the pending FCC ruling. It removes the potential angst for those porting from place to place (often more than once for the same number) due to the vagueries and unpredictability of the VoIP arena. |
