From: wb8foz@panix.com   
      
   XPost: nyc.transit   
      
   Phil Kane  writes:   
      
      
   >As I found out "the hard way" recently, my landline telephone   
   >number was not portable into a different rate center, even if   
   >the location is across the street.   
      
   Sure is, if you ask the right way.   
      
   "So we're moving across Duport Circle and our business wants to keep   
   the same DN."   
      
   "That's not possible.. you see, the wires go to ..."   
      
   "Never mind, we are LNPing the number to $NEWCARRIER and   
   discontinuing all 12 trunks with you."   
      
   "Oh, look here... it IS possible to do that..."   
      
   {I have have this chat with Verizontal several time for various   
   clients.}   
      
      
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