Alexander Lopez wrote: > I think it would be a good idea to start an item in the Wiki about this. > > Can anyone else chime in for their countries?? > > Others in the EU, Eastern, Far East? > > So Far I have: > > Australia: PSTN to PSTN and Cell to Cell are OK , but Cell to PSTN and > PSTN to Cell are NOT OK. Dean Collins > > Poland: Not Today but possibly in 2009 Daniel > > UK: Portable if Telco has a porting agreement. Not all Telco have > agreements in place. Steve Kennedy > > France: Porting from France Telcom to another provider not an issue, however > if porting between other Telco's, Telco's must have porting agreement between > them. Randulo > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Administrator TOOTAI >> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:48 AM >> To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com >> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Number portability in other parts of the >> world. >> >> Steve Kennedy a écrit : >> >>> [...] >>> >>>> Are the same rules and conditions that exist here in the States >>>> mirrored elsewhere? >>>> How does a person in Europe go fully VoIP and still keep the main >>>> number? >>>> >>>> >>> In the UK numbers are portable, though the telco wanting the number must >>> have a porting agreement with the telco that has the number. Not all >>> telcos have porting agreements. >>> >>> >> Same in France. If the number is an original France Telecom one, no >> problem. If the number was _already_ ported, can be a problem. In all >> other cases, I would suggest you to check if there is an agreement >> between telco. >> >> In Poland, not possible today, should be end 2008/begining 2009. >> >> -- >> Daniel >> >> _______________________________________________ >> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- >> >> AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona >> Register Now: http://www.astricon.net >> >> asterisk-users mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >
Mexico will have portability starting July 5th of this year. It is limited to PSTN to PSTN and Cell to Cell within the same geographic region. In this case, PSTN includes the new phone service provided by the Cable TV companies and other players. The final rules are still in flux, but it seems once you switch you will have to wait 6 months before you can switch again. The process, no surprise here, will be encumbered by strict documentation requirements. How well it will work is anyones guess. Telmex still owns the bulk of the "last mile" to homes, and I have yet to see anything that says they will have to provide access to their competitors. Cable companies will have an advantage here as they already have homes wired to their network. The electric companies (state owned) are joining the game by leasing bandwidth on their grid, but it's currently limited to other carriers. As good as their electric service is, I wouldn't be surprised to be "shocked" by the quality of the calls on their grid. The real battle will be in Cell service. While Telmex has a 70%+ market share, 70%+ of that is prepaid with no contractual obligations. If the authorities oversee this as well as they did changing long distance carriers a few years back, I expect that i'll be back with Telmex within weeks of switching without having requested the change. Still, it's progress. Alex _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
