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Last Updated: Jan 13, 2005 
Should you stay or should you go? Now that local number portability is a fact of life, enterprises have more mobile options than ever before. But is changing carriers more trouble than it's worth?
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Analyst: Enterprises poised to benefit from carrier swapping rules

Jim Rendon, News Writer (13 Jan 2004)

Beginning Nov. 24, U.S. wireless customers gained the option of keeping their phone numbers when they switch from one wireless carrier to another. The change, known as wireless local number portability (WLNP) was forced on reluctant carriers by the Federal Communications Commission.

While WLNP is ultimately beneficial to wireless customers, Bob Egan, president and founder of the North Providence, R.I.-based research firm Mobile Competency, predicted plenty of problems with the implementation. Six weeks after the launch date, we caught up with Egan to get his take on how the carriers are doing so far.

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NEWS:
>> Experts urge caution when changing wireless carriers (SearchMobileComputing.com) 18 Nov 2003
>> The new churn concern (SearchCRM.com) 21 Oct 2003
>> Study: Businesses should mull portability costs (CNET) 25 Nov 2003
>> Wireless carriers court corporate customers (eWEEK) 27 Oct 2003
>> T-Mobile: We're winning WLNP (RCR Wireless News) 07 Jan 2004
>> AT&T Wireless blames third party glitches for portability delays (The Associated Press) 11 Dec 2003
>> FCC questions AT&T Wireless on portability problems (Mobile Pipeline) 05 Dec 2003
>> Nextel predicts boom following WLNP (RCR Wireless News) 18 Nov 2003
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