47 CFR 52.21 defines service portability as keeping a number when switching from one telecommunications service to another without changing carrier.

Checked 2026-09-24

Vendor
not restricted
Product
not restricted
Subsystem
definitions
Deployment
pstn
Region
us
Release range
current as of 2026-09-24
Checked
2026-09-24

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Number porting and LNP workflows: source note number-porting-us-service-portability. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/number-porting-us-service-portability

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-number-porting-us-service-portability,
  title  = {Number porting and LNP workflows: source note number-porting-us-service-portability},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/number-porting-us-service-portability},
  note   = {Source note number-porting-us-service-portability, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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