FCC says VoIP providers must offer number portability
07 November 2007
FCC ruling brings VoIP service providers one step closer to becoming full-fledged phone companies
Last week, the FCC issued a ruling that takes VoIP service providers one step closer to becoming (dare we say) full-fledged phone companies by requiring that the VoIP providers offer local number portability. The decision was adopted unanimously.
With the ruling, the FCC issued a statement that said by including VoIP providers in extending their mandate it “will further ensure consumers’ opportunity to choose a telephone service provider based on quality, price and service.†According to the FCC, their action “was, in part, a response to numerous complaints by consumers about their inability to port numbers to or from interconnected VoIP providers.â€
FCC ruling brings VoIP service providers one step closer to becoming full-fledged phone companies
Last week, the FCC issued a ruling that takes VoIP service providers one step closer to becoming (dare we say) full-fledged phone companies by requiring that the VoIP providers offer local number portability. The decision was adopted unanimously.
With the ruling, the FCC issued a statement that said by including VoIP providers in extending their mandate it “will further ensure consumers’ opportunity to choose a telephone service provider based on quality, price and service.†According to the FCC, their action “was, in part, a response to numerous complaints by consumers about their inability to port numbers to or from interconnected VoIP providers.â€
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