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Vonage Yes, I have this situation.
I'm located in Chicago suburbs and have a home
Yes, I have this situation.
I'm located in Chicago suburbs and have a home that is further west. Most of Illinois has AT&T (formerly SBC) as an ILEC, but where I am Verizon (formerly GTE) is the ILEC.
Vonage's closest area was about 30 miles north of me. I have the same area code as others, but not the same prefix and I'm not local.
It's even more of a problem here because when people try to call me here, they get a recording telling them to dial the area code plus number even though they don't have to dial the area code for others that are in this town. The reason? I'm not local.
LNPing a number in is NOT always possible, ESPECIALLY in these situations. In order for a CLEC or provider to LNP a number in, they must have a presence that is either in that rate center OR local to that rate center. In other words, Vonage cannot port a number that is in my town.
It is frustrating, but Verizon is upping the rates in this area, since they don't control much in northern Illinois, making it expensive for CLECs or their equivalents, i.e. Vonage to purchase DIDs (blocks of numbers) in this region.
I'm anxious to see what will happen first - if the FCC will force everyone to dial area codes no matter where they are or if Vonage will get a number here eventually.
Read The Full Thread: Service Great, But Ph # Not Local...
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chupper posted "Yes, I have this situation.
I'm located in Chicago suburbs and have a home" on 11/30/2005 |
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