lnp
Latest
Fido and Rogers raising cancellation fee?
All of us have been enjoying local number portability in the lower half of the North America for some time, and we've been fortunate enough not having any carrier want to double the cancellation fee for those who wanted to port out. For those of you in the upper half of the continent, well... you aren't so lucky as Fido and Rogers are planning to do just that if you are signing up for new service (or making changes to your contract) in the wake of LNP. We think this genius marketing strategy would hurt their business more help it, don't you?
Canada on verge of number portability
Americans have been enjoying number portability for a while now (though not without its fair share of hiccups), but some surprising names make the list of countries that haven't yet taken the plunge; Japan, for example, just flipped the switch for fickle customers this month. It appears that next up will be our neighbors to the North, with Fido noting on their website that all major Canadian carriers will be allowing number transfers in "all metropolitan areas" no later than March 14 of next year. Regional carriers will still be on the hook to allow outbound transfers by the same date, but are given a reprieve until next September to get the inbound side working. Any Canadian readers out there anxious to make the switch? Tell us all those heart-wrenching stories in comments![Thanks, Frank]
