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What problems do small telecom companies have when it comes to local number porting?
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Small telecom companies may face various problems and concerns related to local number porting, such as:
Technical issues: There may be technical difficulties in transferring numbers between different telecommunication networks.
With PortCont…
Porting.com Simplifies the Telecom Industry with the Expansion of its PortControl API driven SaaS Solution 
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Peerless Network Brings Premier Local Number Porting Functionality to Customers with Adoption of Porting.com’s PortControl Technology
BEND, OR – March 15, 2022 – Porting.com, a subsidiary of ATL Communications, which simplifies the teleco…
LTI (Low Tech Interface) vs. SOA (Service Order Administration)
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Interacting with NPAC has evolved greatly since the inception of local number portability. Aseach administrator has been assigned, advances and implementation of newer technologieshave redefined definitions surrounding LNP.
Previously, the LTI,…
HOW DOES LNP WORK?
Local Number Portability (LNP) is made possible by the Location Routing Number (LRN) associatedwith the telephone number upon porting. The LRN is a unique 10-digit phone number that is allotted to a specific switch. The LRN approach made it concei…
WHAT IS THE NPAC?
Today, we take for granted that we can keep our phone numbers when we change communications service providers – something that wasn’t conceivable only two decades ago. However, on account of the Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC), the…
LOCAL NUMBER PORTING HISTORY
For over 100 years, Ma Bell, sometimes called the “Bell System” or currently known as “AT&T”,controlled almost all telecommunications in the United States. Once the largest company in theworld with over one million employees, the company consi…
LOCAL NUMBER PORTING
WHAT IS LOCAL NUMBER PORTING?
Local Number Porting is defined as the ability of users of telecommunications services to retain,at the same location, existing telecommunications numbers without impairment of quality, reliability,or convenience w…
You spoke. We listened. Ports getting rejected too often.
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You spoke. We listened. Field techs stuck waiting for number activation.
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You spoke. We listened. Team getting bogged down with porting.
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You spoke. We listened. Porting multiple times with the same carrier over several regions.
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You spoke. We listened. Paying too much for porting.
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You spoke. We listened. Rejections due to inaccurate data.
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You spoke. We listened. Too much email back-and-forth with a losing carrier.
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You spoke. We listened. Multiple systems to log into.
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You spoke. We listened. Combing through endless CSR files to find important information.
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You spoke. We listened. Cumbersome hand-offs from the sales team.
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You spoke. We listened. Logging in to several tools and platforms just to complete a simple port.
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You spoke. We listened. Too many people in the process.
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You spoke. We listened. No single place to get all the required information.
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What’s New in PortControl: ATL Managed PreOrders, Bulk Uploads, and a Global Dashboard View
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At ATL Communications, we’re committed to making PortControl the best platform for local number porting. With a dedication to continuous improvement, here are the latest features we’ve developed to make local number porting faster, easier, and mor…
Wireline Local Number Porting Redefined with PortControl Pre-Orders
Wireline Local Number Porting Redefined with PortControl Pre-Orders
If there’s one thing that everyone in the U.S. telecom industry can unanimously agree on, it’s a need for a collaborative and straightforward process to port wireline local…
Simplify NPAC Data Use and Local Service Management Systems (LSMS) with PortControl Sync
Simplify NPAC Data Use and Local Service Management Systems (LSMS) with PortControl Sync
Looking back at the last 40 years of consumer phone service in the U.S., two things among others stand out. First, the breakup of the Bell System monop…
Porting.com debuts full-service local (CSR/LSR), toll-free, and international number porting management; PortControl SOA NPAC 5.0 certified
Porting.com debuts full-service local (CSR/LSR), toll-free, and international number porting management; PortControl SOA NPAC 5.0 certified
Porting.com, a Proxona brand, announced on Monday, August 10th, 2020 that they will be debuting an i…
Build a better local number porting experience with PortControl
Build a better local number porting experience with PortControl
If there is any one thing that the telecommunications industry could unanimously agree upon – it’s that local number porting (LNP) is a pain point for everyone. It doesn’t matt…
Porting.com launches all-in-one number porting platform and APIs
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Porting.com launches all-in-one number porting platform and APIs
Porting.com, the leading independent provider of carrier-grade number management solutions, today announced the release of PortControl, the newest API-centric, cloud-base…
Change Is Scary, But Porting Doesn’t Have To Be
Change Is Scary, But Porting Doesn’t Have To Be
Case Study w/ Victoria Koski of InfoStructure
“Every aspect of my job is always changing,” said InfoStructure’s Victoria Koski in her recent interview with ATL Communications, “I’m jus…
Cutting Edge Solution | Local Number Porting
Cutting Edge Solution | Local Number Porting
ATTENTION: ANYONE WITH ACCESS TO LOCAL NUMBER POOLING:
Local Number Porting is a complicated process full of the risk of human error, but vital to customer retention and support. With …
Disrupting Telecom Through Innovative Local Number Porting
Disrupting Telecom Through Innovative Local Number Porting
There is a common belief that industry thrives on innovation. However, this is not always true. A recent article in Inc. magazine highlighted several industries that are i…
FCC Delivering National Portability to Telecom – Are you Prepared to Profit?
FCC Delivering National Portability to Telecom – Are you Prepared to Profit?
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), under the direction of Chairman Ajit Pai, is poised to improve number portability in the telecom industry. The FCC wil…