T-MOBILE, SPRINT ASK FCC TO MAKE PORTING EASIER

摘要

T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel, the major wireless carriers not affiliated with Bells, asked the FCC to rule that local exchange carriers (LECs) can抰 impose what they call 搖nnecessary impediments?to porting numbers. Specifically, the carriers want the FCC to declare that carriers may not demand 搃nformation from requesting providers beyond that required to validate the customer request and accomplish the port.?The FCC needn抰 impose more rules, they said, but must make clear it will enforce current rules. Wireless carriers have a far more streamlined process for porting numbers than the incumbents, Sprint and T-Mobile said. Wireless carriers in general require only the phone number, account number and password, and the porting process is usually wrapped up within 30 minutes. But, they said, many incumbent LECs impose requirements that go far beyond necessary customer validation procedures. 揊or example, most incumbent LECs require their competitors to request ports by submitting Local Service Requests (LSRs) that contain more than 100 data fields. Each incumbent LEC uses a different LSR, and LSRs are changed as many as four times each year without prior notice to other service providers.?/font>