ACCC not to require data network access service number portability.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-14 June 2005-ACCC: ACCC not to require data network access service number portability(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:14062005 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today issued its final report on Data Network Access Services (DNAS) number portability. The report finds that mandating DNAS number portability would not be in the long-term interests of end-users.

Number portability is the ability of customers to change their network provider and/or service provider while retaining the same service number. A Data Network Access Service (DNAS) provides a user on a network other than a data network the ability to gain access to a data network or to features or facilities on a data network. A major use of a DNAS is for...