Until an LCD can display true black, no. Until an LCD can color calibrate as well as a nice CRT, no. Until LCDs are as reasonably priced and capable of similar resolutions as CRTS, no.
The primary purpose of LNP and WLNP is not to benefit the home user. The rationale behind LNP and WLNP is to lower costs of changing phone carriers to businesses.
If, for example, Microsoft, with god only knows how many employees in one location, were to decide to change carriers and LNP did not exist, the move would cost them untold thousands of dollars in reprinting stationary and business cards, as well as making sure that customers were made aware that support numbers had changed.
However, with LNP, it makes it possible for a customer to simply call up a new carrier and say "Hey, I hate XYZ, I love you ABC, take over my phone business."
The FCC saw past the complaining of the telecom industry and realized that number portability will save businesses a great deal of money. And, hopefully, some of that savings will return to the economy in the form of increased investments/
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Until an LCD can display true black, no. Until an LCD can color calibrate as well as a nice CRT, no. Until LCDs are as reasonably priced and capable of similar resolutions as CRTS, no.
So, in answer to the question, no.
The primary purpose of LNP and WLNP is not to benefit the home user. The rationale behind LNP and WLNP is to lower costs of changing phone carriers to businesses.
If, for example, Microsoft, with god only knows how many employees in one location, were to decide to change carriers and LNP did not exist, the move would cost them untold thousands of dollars in reprinting stationary and business cards, as well as making sure that customers were made aware that support numbers had changed.
However, with LNP, it makes it possible for a customer to simply call up a new carrier and say "Hey, I hate XYZ, I love you ABC, take over my phone business."
The FCC saw past the complaining of the telecom industry and realized that number portability will save businesses a great deal of money. And, hopefully, some of that savings will return to the economy in the form of increased investments/