<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I have two conflicting opinions in my head (origin unknown) of what to do with the subscriber's service when they port away. In the absence of requirements, what are people generally doing?</span><div style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 10pt;">1) They've ported a given number away, so clearly they don't want our service. Terminate the service and enact any termination provisions in their agreement.</div><div style="font-size: 10pt;">2) Contact the customer (after the port is complete) and confirm their intention to cancel. <span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Terminate the service and enact any termination provisions in their agreement.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">3) </span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Contact the customer (once the LSR is received) and confirm their intention to cancel. </span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Terminate the service and enact any termination provisions in their agreement.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">4) </span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Do nothing different until the customer contacts you to cancel.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">5) Something else.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Number 3 seems like the one most likely to have a regulatory issue, given that you're contacting the customer during the port process, but I think as long as you don't do any retention attempts, you're alright.<br></span><br><div style="font-size: 10pt;"><span name="x"></span><br><br>-----<br>Mike Hammett<br>Intelligent Computing Solutions<br>http://www.ics-il.com<br><br><br><br>Midwest Internet Exchange<br>http://www.midwest-ix.com<br><br><span name="x"></span><br></div><br></div></div></body></html>