Section 270-RICR-20-00-1.5 - Local Number PortabilityA. Purpose of Local Number Portability1. Local Number Portability (LNP) was authorized under the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 to facilitate competition in local telephone service markets by permitting a customer of one telecommunication services provider to switch to another telecommunication services provider while retaining the same telephone number. This "portability" feature has public safety implications for RI E 9-1-1, and is the reason for Rules and Regulations concerning it. B. Procedures for Migration of Telephone Numbers1. The Recipient Company shall be solely responsible to obtain authorization from the end user for the migration of the end user's telephone number from the Donor Company. In addition, the Recipient Company shall provide verification to the Database Provider that the end user's telephone number has been ported (migrated) to the Recipient Company by the Donor Company. The procedures for the migration of the number from the Donor Company to the Recipient Company and to the Database Provider shall, in all other respects, be those set forth in "NENA Recommended Standards for Local Exchange Carriers, ALI Service Providers, and 9-1-1 Jurisdictions" of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), as revised from time to time. C. Prohibited Action by Donor Company1. A Donor Company is prohibited from thwarting, delaying, prohibiting, or otherwise impeding the migration of a telephone number due to any unpaid charges, prior service disputes, or billing disputes with the end user.270 R.I. Code R. 270-RICR-20-00-1.5