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Re: Avoid Onebox and j2 at all costs! said by porter :
We have a customer who's trying to port out a TF number from Onebox. Not only did they refuse to honor the port - when we forced it by NASC'ing the number, the next day they NASC'ed it back without customer consent! What is NASC? I get it in context, but what does it stand for? I had something similar happen with Primus TalkBroadband. I canceled my service before porting my number because the call quality was terrible. But they ported it anyway! Telus ported it back, and Primus ported it again! Telus ported it back, claiming that because they were an ILEC, they were required by law to comply with any porting request from a smaller provider. Primus ported it a third time and Telus dutifully ported it back - this time it stuck.
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nitzanPremium,VIP
join:2008-02-27
kudos:2 | NASC'ing is the process of forcefully migrating a toll-free number after the original carrier refused to release it.
It takes only 24 hours - but it costs about $50 - and as this example shows - the previous carrier can just go right ahead and NASC it back. There is nothing you can do other than sue them, apparently. In my mind this practice should be a criminal offense. |
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Mangowww.toao.net
join:2008-12-25
Alberta
kudos:8 | Ah. So it sounds like that wasn't the case in my situation because my number was not toll free. |
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nitzanPremium,VIP
join:2008-02-27
kudos:2 | And you're in Canada.  |
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Test99Premium
join:2003-04-24
San Jose, CA
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NASCing Your Numbers A NASC (pronounced nask)is more than just an administrative group in telecom. It's also a threat. NASCing is the act of using the Number Administration and Service Center to forcibly extract a number from a carrier. If you're in the process of moving all your toll-free numbers to a new carrier, and are met with resistance from your old carrier, you can eliminate the childish bickering and rejections and just NASC your numbers. The luxury of NASCing costs about $40 per toll-free number.
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