Number Portability definition

Number Portability is As Defined in the Act.
Number Portability means the ability of end users of telecommunications services to retain, at the same location, existing telecommunications numbers without impairment of quality, reliability, or convenience when switching from one telecommunications carrier to another.
Number Portability means the ability of users of telecommunications services to retain, at the same location, existing telecommunications numbers without impairment of quality, reliability or convenience when switching from one carrier to another;

Examples of Number Portability in a sentence

  • The Parties shall provide Interim Number Portability (INP) in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the FCC and state regulatory bodies, the Parties respective company procedures, and as set forth in this Section 15.4. The Parties shall provide INP on a reciprocal basis.

  • The Parties shall provide Number Portability (NP) in accordance with rules and regulations as from time to time prescribed by the FCC.

  • CenturyLink is not liable for mistakes in CenturyLink’s signaling networks (including but not limited to signaling links and Signaling Transfer Points (STPs) and call-related databases (including but not limited to the Line Information Database (LIDB), Toll Free Calling database, Local Number Portability database, Advanced Intelligent Network databases, Calling Name database (CNAM), 911/E911 databases, and OS/DA databases).

  • Where an AT&T Customer has two numbers for a line due to the implementation of interim Local Number Portability, the second number shall be considered part of the White pages basic listing.

  • Verizon enables Customer to port its telephone numbers (i.e., retain them) using Local Number Portability (LNP) at the same time VoIP Service is made available for use, or delay LNP for up to 10 days afterwards.


More Definitions of Number Portability

Number Portability means a facility whereby Subscribers who so request can retain their Telephone Number on a Public Electronic Communications Network, independently of the person providing the service at the Network Termination Point of a Subscriber provided that such retention of a Telephone Number is in accordance with the National Telephone Numbering Plan;
Number Portability. : means a service enabling a Subscriber to transfer his contract with the Licensee to another Licensed Operator within the Bailiwick and retain the same Number allocated to that Subscriber by the Licensee;
Number Portability means the ability of end-users of public telecommunications services to retain, at the same location, existing telephone numbers without impairment of quality, reliability, or convenience when switching between like suppliers of public telecommunications services;
Number Portability means as defined in the Act and FCC rules.
Number Portability is as defined in the Act. 1.1.110 “NXX” or “Central Office Code" is the three-digit switch entity indicator that is defined by the fourth through sixth digits of a 10-digit telephone number within the NANP. Each NXX Code contains 10,000 station numbers.
Number Portability. (“NP”) means the ability of users of Telecommunications Services to retain, at the same location, existing telecommunications numbers without impairment of quality, reliability, or convenience when switching from one telecommunications carrier to another.
Number Portability means the ability of a customer to retain the same telephone number on changing telecommunications providers;