MadMANN
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 ·Comcast
| reply to xsiddalx
Re: Verizon makes a good point
said by xsiddalx  : Voip providers aren't allowed to port numbers. Inaccurate. Most do it all of the time, as long as the customer lives in the same area where the prefix can apply.
As far as the news story goes, I don't feel that giving a provider one last chance to retain a customer is so off the wall. However, being in the industry, I can tell you that many illegal tactics are used during the porting process by many ILECs. I have seen ports delayed further than the legal time frame in hopes of frustrating the customer into staying where they are and giving the appearance that the new provider can't get the job done. This is most useful when a customer is getting a triple play and the company either has to make 2 trips or delay the entire install. In that case, they not only affect the phone service and screws with the TV/'net install in the process. |
