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AT&T Wireless Fumbles Number Portability

Posted by michael on from the short-bus dept.

cloudscout writes "The FCC is demanding that AT&T Wireless Services explain their number portability failures. Apparently, tens of thousands of customers are having their number portability requests delayed because of computer system problems at AT&T Wireless. Sadly, the FCC did not say they were going to be imposing fines for this breach of regulations yet but I'm sure that will follow if things don't improve quickly." Reader (54)T-Dub adds: "As many of you already reported on wed, there have been some pretty serious delays for people switching cellphone providers according to this NYTimes article (free reg required). Most notably former AT&T customers can expect to wait up to a week for their number to switch."

3 of 309 comments (clear)

  1. fumblers by Dynamic+Ranger · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you want to be the very first to try the hot new stuff, be prepared for things not to always go as planned.

  2. Fine them. Yeah. by jridley · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If they're fined, they'll just increase their rates, perhaps they'll add another 10 cents to everyone's "Number portability surcharge". It will cost them nothing.

  3. Why can't people just post Google links? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful
    AC to avoid karma whoring.

    Click here for your reg free linkage.