FCC To Shorten Landline Port Window > let the pots exodus continue

let the pots exodus continue

what fees are you talking about? Vonage in Ohio is only $32 per month after fees and taxes...and thats regular price for unlimited. The 6months for $9.99 is only about $12.

reply to exodusnamedpots
The current guideline (four days) would still be a dream for many. T-Mobile will tell you a landline/VOIP port can be done in 48 hours, but it usually takes from one to two weeks. Maybe more if things get mixed up along the way. In the VOIP forum, there are months-long horror stories.

In any event, in reading the FCC release, consumers will still have to wait for the guidelines to become effective, which will probably be at least a year away.

reply to exodusnamedpots
Taken from Copps's remark...

"As much as we strive to put together the best item possible, no Order is perfect,
and this one is no exception. We have a few loose ends still to tie-up—other standards
surrounding porting processes and “non-simple” ports. In particular, as the Order stands
now, the shortened interval still applies only to simple ports. Some of the non-simple
ports look no different to consumers than simple ports, yet the shortened interval adopted
in this Order will not apply. All consumers should be able to benefit from the shortened
porting interval. We do, however, take these matters up in the Further Notice, and I look
forward to addressing them in the relatively near future."

I wonder who will be defining what a "non-simple" port is? If it is the losing provider, this order will have very dull teeth, with many possible delays.

At any rate, this seems like a good thing for consumers. If the carrier doesn't pull their weight, we can take our business elsewhere a lot easier. This is good for competition.

A step in the right direction on the part of the FCC.
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A filthy mind is a terrible thing to waste.

reply to exodusnamedpots
id imagine a simple port is one where the billing information between the two carriers matches.
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reply to hottboiinnc
LOL - that is $1.00 more than I pay for my POTS in Ohio...

reply to exodusnamedpots

not here

reply to CylonRed

Re: let the pots exodus continue

Regular POTS, call waiting, local unlimited, no long distance (we use a calling card or cell for long distance of the FEW we do) and unlisted.