Telecom Number Porting Delays Leave Customers Unable to Verify Which Carrier Is at Fault
A customer switching carriers experienced over 144 hours of delay porting two phone lines, with the losing carrier blaming the new carrier and vice versa. The customer has no independent way to verify which company is actually holding up the number release. This reflects a structural transparency gap in the cross-carrier porting process that leaves consumers stuck without service and unable to assign responsibility.
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