Local number portability and local loop competition. Critical issues

Thomas H Reinke

Telecommunications Policy, 1998, vol. 22, issue 1, 73-87

Abstract: Local telephone number portability (LNP), the ability of a telephone subscriber to change local exchange carriers, location or type of service without changing telephone numbers, is an essential feature of a competitive local loop market. This article describes these three types of portability and then examines the implications for local loop competition of specific LNP issues: implementation techniques; E-911 emergency services delivery; neutrality of subscriber database and number administration; infrastructure cost allocation and cost recovery. Evolution of number portability policy in the US, including jurisdictional complications, is reviewed.

Date: 1998
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