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Cell Phone Number Portability Ruling

Ken@WearableTech writes "Checking the Court's Opinion site every day has paid off. Verizon's action on the FCC's number portability ruling was dismissed by the D.C. Court of Appeals. The court found that Verizon had waited far too long to bring the challenge and it also sided with the FCC's interpretation of the Law rather than Verizon. Barring any other action we may see number portability this year. Unfortunately, Verizon is already lobbying to have the law changed. But it was also nice to see Cingular was on the FCC's side of the case."

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  1. Yeah, huh. by jspoon · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Checking the Court's Opinion site every day has paid off."

    Thank god you checked it every day, otherwise this would never have happened.

  2. SPAM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, now I can keep getting the same spam calls forever, even when I change companies.

  3. You wanna know what really happened? by bigmase521 · · Score: 5, Funny
    I put in a call to James Earl Jones. His personal assistant forwarded the message and he took time out of his busy break-dancing schedule to call me back.

    James (in signature voice): What's up bud?

    Me: Big Jimbo, you know this mess w/ Verizon trying to stop Cell Number portability? Is there anything ya can do about that?

    James: oh ho ho ho, Let me see what I can do my friend.

    Me: Well since we're on the subject, see what you can do about that "can you hear me now?" dude will ya?

    James: I'm only one man guy. One very famous, very well-respected, Toni Award-winning man *pauses* On second thought, let me see what I can do about that guy too, I just saw him on a commercial for the 132nd time today. I'll get back to ya.

    One down, one to go! Jimbo's clutch :)

    --
    "I didn't come here to tell you how this is going to end. I came here to tell you how it's going to begin"