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S 1221 108th Congress Senate

Wireless Telephone Number Portability Act of 2003

Official title: A bill to provide telephone number portability for wireless telephone service.

Introduced: June 10, 2003 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications CommerceCommon carriersConsumer protectionTelecommunication industryWireless communication
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 10, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 10, 2003
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 Latest action June 10, 2003

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

 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1221: Wireless Telephone Number Portability Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1221/
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"S. 1221: Wireless Telephone Number Portability Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1221/.
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S. 1221, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1221/.
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