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Ditching your Landline Just Got Easier

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the taking-it-with-you dept.

QuePasaCalabaza writes "The FCC has approved a bill 5-0 that allows consumers to take their land line phone numbers and carry them over to thier wireless phones. USA Today has one of the first scoops on this ruling. The official news release [Word|PDF] is there."

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  1. What about wireless to landline? by jdh33 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    What about wanting to go back to landline service?
    I'm tired of my cell service and just want to put my wireless number on a landline. Or better yet, put my wireless number on a vonage line.

  2. Re:5-0 ? by KD5YPT · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So would you rather have 5 relatively technical savvy people making a decision, or 400+ people (the congress) who don't have the slightest idea on what TCP/IP and Ports are making the decision?

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