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If the company you're switching to doesn't offer service in your area, your number won't be able to be ported. The number you're trying to port is no longer in service. Only numbers that are currently active are eligible to be ported. Your new provider does not have an interconnection agreement with your old provider.

And the average time required to port a number in the United States is 5-7 business days and 7-10 business days in Canada. Yet, timeframes can differ for up to 12 or 14 days if specific prerequisites are not met.

California law provides anything an employee acquires in the scope of their employment belongs to the employer, especially when the employer gives it to the employee. Therefore, if a company provides an employee a new phone number and pays for the phone service, the phone number belongs to the company.

Companies may charge you to port your number, but you can ask whether any fees can be waived or negotiated. Once you request service from a new company, your old company cannot refuse to port your number, even if you owe money for an outstanding balance or termination fee.

How To Port a Phone Number Choose a Service Provider to Suit Your Needs. ... Request Porting of your Existing Number to a New Provider. ... Provide All the Necessary Credentials to your New Provider. ... Create an Account with Your New Provider. ... Get your phone devices ready for the switchover. ... Wait for the number porting to complete.

Tell the new provider you'd like to port your current phone number, and they will let you know what details they'll need in order to port it. Set up your new account. Provide the requested information to your new service provider. The faster and more accurately you do this, the quicker the porting process will take.

The industry average for porting a number is 7 to 10 days. The actual time it takes is dependent on a few factors.