U.S. Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Mobile Number Portability

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld FCC rules allowing for number portability for mobile telephone subscribers. The ruling, which rejected the arguments of Verizon Wireless and the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association, would allow consumers to keep the mobile number when switching providers.http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/docs/common/opinions/200306/02-1264a.pdf