From: wb8foz@panix.com

XPost: nyc.transit

Phil Kane  writes:


>As I found out "the hard way" recently, my landline telephone
>number was not portable into a different rate center, even if
>the location is across the street.

Sure is, if you ask the right way.

"So we're moving across Duport Circle and our business wants to keep
the same DN."

"That's not possible.. you see, the wires go to ..."

"Never mind, we are LNPing the number to $NEWCARRIER and
discontinuing all 12 trunks with you."

"Oh, look here... it IS possible to do that..."

{I have have this chat with Verizontal several time for various
clients.}


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