<newsletterexchange@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Upon reviewing your sons' number in being able to be ported, I am
> showing that his number is from a market that is not included in the
> top 100 markets where porting is permitted. Also in the market that
> his cellular number originates from, Verizon Wireless does not provide
> service in that area.

The FCC mandate for number portability includes a few restrictions and a
time line for its implementation. Briefly, subscribers with billing
addresses in the top 100 U.S. population centers (called MSAs) are be able
to take their numbers with them after November 24, 2003. People in the rest
of the U.S. have this freedom six months later after May 24, 2004.