Sections 52.21 through 52.37, Telephone Number Portability (47 CFR Part 52, Subpart C) and CC Docket No. 95-116

Section 251(b)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended requires LECs to “provide, to the extent technically feasible, number portability in accordance with requirements prescribed by the Commission.” Through the LNP process, consumers have the ability to retain their phone number when switching telecommunications service providers, enabling them to choose a provider that best suits their needs and enhancing competition. In the Porting Interval Order and Further Notice, the Commission mandated a one business day porting interval for simple wireline-to-wireline and intermodal port requests. The information collected in the standard local service request data fields is necessary to complete simple wireline-to-wireline and intermodal ports within the one business day porting interval mandated by the by the Commission and will be used to comply with Section 251 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

The latest form for Sections 52.21 through 52.37, Telephone Number Portability (47 CFR Part 52, Subpart C) and CC Docket No. 95-116 expires 2022-09-30 and can be found here.