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S 1221 108th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Commerce Common carriers Consumer protection Telecommunication industry Wireless communication

Wireless Telephone Number Portability Act of 2003

Introduced: June 10, 2003 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 10, 2003
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wireless Telephone Number Portability Act of 2003 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission to require each wireless telephone service provider offering service in one of the largest 100 U.S. metropolitan statistical areas to provide consumers with the option to port (retain) telephone numbers between providers by implementing wireless telephone number portability throughout the networks of providers in each of those statistical areas. Mandates subsequent implementation of such requirement with respect to all other metropolitan statistical areas in which three or more providers provide wireless service.

What's happening now June 10, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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