FCC: Landline Number Move Should Take 1 Day, Not 4

PETER SVENSSON

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission voted Wednesday to force landline phone companies to act faster when their subscribers want to move their phone number to a rival service.

The commission will require companies to transfer, or "port," landline phone numbers within one business day, down from the current four-day requirement.

Wireless numbers are currently ported within one day — in many cases within hours — and the commission said landline companies should be just as fast. ...