Section 484.2358 - "Number portability" defined; requirements. - Michigan Statutes

MICHIGAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 179 of 1991

484.2358 "Number portability" defined; requirements.

Sec. 358.

(1) As used in this section, "number portability" means the capability for a local exchange customer at a particular location to change providers of basic local exchange service without any change in the local exchange customer's telephone number, while preserving the full range of functionality that the customer could obtain by changing telephone numbers.

(2) A provider of basic local exchange service shall provide number portability. The commission shall, consistent with federal law, enforce number portability, number administration, number reclamation, and number assignment between regulated and unregulated providers.

History: Add. 1995, Act 216, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1995 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 235, Imd. Eff. Nov. 22, 2005