ACCC issues discussion paper on data network access service number portability.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-19 November 2004-AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION: ACCC issues discussion paper on data network access service number portability(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11192004 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today issued a discussion paper on number portability for Data Network Access Services.

Number portability is the ability of customers to change their network provider and/or service provider while retaining the same service number. The absence of number portability effectively locks many customers into a particular service provider by making it expensive and inconvenient for consumers to switch providers. A Data Network Access Service (DNAS) provides a user on a network other than a data network the...