NEWS: AT&T Wireless Answers FCC by Cutting Portability Delays

I can hardly wait to read the replies to this post. And heeerrreee we go!!

AT&T Wireless today offered an explanation for its difficulties in porting
subscribers over to different carriers under the new FCC wireless number
portability rules. The company cited difficulties with its CRM system. These
problems pre-date the WLNP deadline last month and have prevented the
company from porting subscribers as quickly as its competitors. AT&T
Wireless also shifted some blame to NeuStar, a company that handles customer
verification for the carrier. The company added that the problem is now
under control and that it is now porting subscribers at the same pace as the
rest of the industry. According to the FCC, more than half of the 600 number
portability complaints filed as of Monday involve AT&T Wireless, more than
any other U.S. carrier. Last week the FCC asked AT&T Wireless to explain its
poor performance in regards to number portability
From CNET:

AT&T Wireless to explain portability woes

Story last modified December 9, 2003, 3:46 PM PST

AT&T Wireless will tell federal regulators Wednesday that it's solved some
software problems that kept former subscribers waiting weeks to get an old
telephone number transferred to their new telephone service provider.

Responding to numerous customer complaints, the Federal Communications
Commission asked the carrier last week to explain why it was having
significant difficulties meeting the recently enacted local number
portability rule.

All U.S. carriers were having problems with automated systems they installed
to ensure that defecting customers got to keep their old phone number. The
FCC said Tuesday that it's so far received 600 consumer complaints about the
plodding pace of number portability. More than half, or about 322, were
targeted at AT&T Wireless. Verizon Wireless had the second-highest number of
complaints, 129.




The culprit for some of the AT&T Wireless problems was software the
subcontractor AT&T hired used to do the behind-the-scenes work involved in
ensuring that subscribers kept their old phone number after switching to
rival carriers, according to a preview of the carrier's FCC response, made
available Tuesday.

The subcontractor's software was taking much longer than
anticipated--between 30 minutes and "many, many hours"--to process the
requests, AT&T Wireless spokesman Mark Siegel said. The exact nature of the
technical problems will be in a letter the carrier will provide the FCC on
Wednesday.

The software problems are now rectified, and AT&T Wireless takes less than
30 minutes to respond to about 95 percent of all the telephone
number-porting requests its subscribers are making, Siegel said. At the
height of AT&T Wireless' woes, it was experiencing problems with more than
60 percent of the telephone numbers it was trying to hand off to other
carriers.

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I agree total B.S. I have been waiting for almost 3 weeks for my ATT numbers
to port to T-Mobile.


"PDA Man" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I can hardly wait to read the replies to this post. And heeerrreee we go!!
>
> AT&T Wireless today offered an explanation for its difficulties in porting
> subscribers over to different carriers under the new FCC wireless number
> portability rules. The company cited difficulties with its CRM system.
These
> problems pre-date the WLNP deadline last month and have prevented the
> company from porting subscribers as quickly as its competitors. AT&T
> Wireless also shifted some blame to NeuStar, a company that handles
customer
> verification for the carrier. The company added that the problem is now
> under control and that it is now porting subscribers at the same pace as
the
> rest of the industry. According to the FCC, more than half of the 600
number
> portability complaints filed as of Monday involve AT&T Wireless, more than
> any other U.S. carrier. Last week the FCC asked AT&T Wireless to explain
its
> poor performance in regards to number portability
> From CNET:
>
> AT&T Wireless to explain portability woes
>
> Story last modified December 9, 2003, 3:46 PM PST
>
> AT&T Wireless will tell federal regulators Wednesday that it's solved some
> software problems that kept former subscribers waiting weeks to get an old
> telephone number transferred to their new telephone service provider.
>
> Responding to numerous customer complaints, the Federal Communications
> Commission asked the carrier last week to explain why it was having
> significant difficulties meeting the recently enacted local number
> portability rule.
>
> All U.S. carriers were having problems with automated systems they
installed
> to ensure that defecting customers got to keep their old phone number. The
> FCC said Tuesday that it's so far received 600 consumer complaints about
the
> plodding pace of number portability. More than half, or about 322, were
> targeted at AT&T Wireless. Verizon Wireless had the second-highest number
of
> complaints, 129.
>
>
>
>
> The culprit for some of the AT&T Wireless problems was software the
> subcontractor AT&T hired used to do the behind-the-scenes work involved in
> ensuring that subscribers kept their old phone number after switching to
> rival carriers, according to a preview of the carrier's FCC response, made
> available Tuesday.
>
> The subcontractor's software was taking much longer than
> anticipated--between 30 minutes and "many, many hours"--to process the
> requests, AT&T Wireless spokesman Mark Siegel said. The exact nature of
the
> technical problems will be in a letter the carrier will provide the FCC on
> Wednesday.
>
> The software problems are now rectified, and AT&T Wireless takes less than
> 30 minutes to respond to about 95 percent of all the telephone
> number-porting requests its subscribers are making, Siegel said. At the
> height of AT&T Wireless' woes, it was experiencing problems with more than
> 60 percent of the telephone numbers it was trying to hand off to other
> carriers.
>
> --
> Visit Wireless World at http://wirelessway.blogspot.com for the latest in
> Wireless Technology News and Info! Free Drawing for Aluminum Palm /Clie
> case!!
>
>
>
>
>

Ignoring his agents wishes,"PDA Man" <[email protected]> flung open the
hotel room door and announced to the gathering crowd:

>I can hardly wait to read the replies to this post. And heeerrreee we go!!
>
>AT&T Wireless today offered an explanation for its difficulties in porting
>subscribers over to different carriers under the new FCC wireless number
>portability rules. The company cited difficulties with its CRM system. These
>problems pre-date the WLNP deadline last month and have prevented the
>company from porting subscribers as quickly as its competitors. AT&T
>Wireless also shifted some blame to NeuStar, a company that handles customer
>verification for the carrier. The company added that the problem is now
>under control and that it is now porting subscribers at the same pace as the
>rest of the industry. According to the FCC, more than half of the 600 number
>portability complaints filed as of Monday involve AT&T Wireless, more than
>any other U.S. carrier. Last week the FCC asked AT&T Wireless to explain its
>poor performance in regards to number portability
>From CNET:
>
>AT&T Wireless to explain portability woes
>
>Story last modified December 9, 2003, 3:46 PM PST
>
>AT&T Wireless will tell federal regulators Wednesday that it's solved some
>software problems that kept former subscribers waiting weeks to get an old
>telephone number transferred to their new telephone service provider.
>
>Responding to numerous customer complaints, the Federal Communications
>Commission asked the carrier last week to explain why it was having
>significant difficulties meeting the recently enacted local number
>portability rule.
>
>All U.S. carriers were having problems with automated systems they installed
>to ensure that defecting customers got to keep their old phone number. The
>FCC said Tuesday that it's so far received 600 consumer complaints about the
>plodding pace of number portability. More than half, or about 322, were
>targeted at AT&T Wireless. Verizon Wireless had the second-highest number of
>complaints, 129.
>
>
>
>
>The culprit for some of the AT&T Wireless problems was software the
>subcontractor AT&T hired used to do the behind-the-scenes work involved in
>ensuring that subscribers kept their old phone number after switching to
>rival carriers, according to a preview of the carrier's FCC response, made
>available Tuesday.
>
>The subcontractor's software was taking much longer than
>anticipated--between 30 minutes and "many, many hours"--to process the
>requests, AT&T Wireless spokesman Mark Siegel said. The exact nature of the
>technical problems will be in a letter the carrier will provide the FCC on
>Wednesday.
>
>The software problems are now rectified, and AT&T Wireless takes less than
>30 minutes to respond to about 95 percent of all the telephone
>number-porting requests its subscribers are making, Siegel said. At the
>height of AT&T Wireless' woes, it was experiencing problems with more than
>60 percent of the telephone numbers it was trying to hand off to other
>carriers.


pure and utter BS. I've had my request into them since the 24th and
STILL my numbers haven't been ported.




**********************************************************************

People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's
safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs.
-Unknown


Remove "die spammers" to email

And when they aren't screwing up number ports they are screwing up accounts
like mine by moving my second phone service to someone elses account, who
immediately had the service turned off.

TC

"PDA Man" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I can hardly wait to read the replies to this post. And heeerrreee we go!!
>
> AT&T Wireless today offered an explanation for its difficulties in porting
> subscribers over to different carriers under the new FCC wireless number
> portability rules. The company cited difficulties with its CRM system.
These
> problems pre-date the WLNP deadline last month and have prevented the
> company from porting subscribers as quickly as its competitors. AT&T
> Wireless also shifted some blame to NeuStar, a company that handles
customer
> verification for the carrier. The company added that the problem is now
> under control and that it is now porting subscribers at the same pace as
the
> rest of the industry. According to the FCC, more than half of the 600
number
> portability complaints filed as of Monday involve AT&T Wireless, more than
> any other U.S. carrier. Last week the FCC asked AT&T Wireless to explain
its
> poor performance in regards to number portability
> From CNET:
>
> AT&T Wireless to explain portability woes
>
> Story last modified December 9, 2003, 3:46 PM PST
>
> AT&T Wireless will tell federal regulators Wednesday that it's solved some
> software problems that kept former subscribers waiting weeks to get an old
> telephone number transferred to their new telephone service provider.
>
> Responding to numerous customer complaints, the Federal Communications
> Commission asked the carrier last week to explain why it was having
> significant difficulties meeting the recently enacted local number
> portability rule.
>
> All U.S. carriers were having problems with automated systems they
installed
> to ensure that defecting customers got to keep their old phone number. The
> FCC said Tuesday that it's so far received 600 consumer complaints about
the
> plodding pace of number portability. More than half, or about 322, were
> targeted at AT&T Wireless. Verizon Wireless had the second-highest number
of
> complaints, 129.
>
>
>
>
> The culprit for some of the AT&T Wireless problems was software the
> subcontractor AT&T hired used to do the behind-the-scenes work involved in
> ensuring that subscribers kept their old phone number after switching to
> rival carriers, according to a preview of the carrier's FCC response, made
> available Tuesday.
>
> The subcontractor's software was taking much longer than
> anticipated--between 30 minutes and "many, many hours"--to process the
> requests, AT&T Wireless spokesman Mark Siegel said. The exact nature of
the
> technical problems will be in a letter the carrier will provide the FCC on
> Wednesday.
>
> The software problems are now rectified, and AT&T Wireless takes less than
> 30 minutes to respond to about 95 percent of all the telephone
> number-porting requests its subscribers are making, Siegel said. At the
> height of AT&T Wireless' woes, it was experiencing problems with more than
> 60 percent of the telephone numbers it was trying to hand off to other
> carriers.
>
> --
> Visit Wireless World at http://wirelessway.blogspot.com for the latest in
> Wireless Technology News and Info! Free Drawing for Aluminum Palm /Clie
> case!!
>
>
>
>
>

"PDA Man" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I can hardly wait to read the replies to this post. And heeerrreee we go!!
>
> AT&T Wireless today offered an explanation for its difficulties in porting
> subscribers over to different carriers under the new FCC wireless number
> portability rules. The company cited difficulties with its CRM system.
These
> problems pre-date the WLNP deadline last month and have prevented the
> company from porting subscribers as quickly as its competitors. AT&T
> Wireless also shifted some blame to NeuStar, a company that handles
customer
> verification for the carrier. The company added that the problem is now
> under control and that it is now porting subscribers at the same pace as
the
> rest of the industry. According to the FCC, more than half of the 600
number
> portability complaints filed as of Monday involve AT&T Wireless, more than
> any other U.S. carrier. Last week the FCC asked AT&T Wireless to explain
its
> poor performance in regards to number portability
> From CNET:
>
> AT&T Wireless to explain portability woes
>
> Story last modified December 9, 2003, 3:46 PM PST
>
> AT&T Wireless will tell federal regulators Wednesday that it's solved some
> software problems that kept former subscribers waiting weeks to get an old
> telephone number transferred to their new telephone service provider.
>
> Responding to numerous customer complaints, the Federal Communications
> Commission asked the carrier last week to explain why it was having
> significant difficulties meeting the recently enacted local number
> portability rule.
>
> All U.S. carriers were having problems with automated systems they
installed
> to ensure that defecting customers got to keep their old phone number. The
> FCC said Tuesday that it's so far received 600 consumer complaints about
the
> plodding pace of number portability. More than half, or about 322, were
> targeted at AT&T Wireless. Verizon Wireless had the second-highest number
of
> complaints, 129.
>
>
>
>
> The culprit for some of the AT&T Wireless problems was software the
> subcontractor AT&T hired used to do the behind-the-scenes work involved in
> ensuring that subscribers kept their old phone number after switching to
> rival carriers, according to a preview of the carrier's FCC response, made
> available Tuesday.
>
> The subcontractor's software was taking much longer than
> anticipated--between 30 minutes and "many, many hours"--to process the
> requests, AT&T Wireless spokesman Mark Siegel said. The exact nature of
the
> technical problems will be in a letter the carrier will provide the FCC on
> Wednesday.
>
> The software problems are now rectified, and AT&T Wireless takes less than
> 30 minutes to respond to about 95 percent of all the telephone
> number-porting requests its subscribers are making, Siegel said. At the
> height of AT&T Wireless' woes, it was experiencing problems with more than
> 60 percent of the telephone numbers it was trying to hand off to other
> carriers.
>
> --
> Visit Wireless World at http://wirelessway.blogspot.com for the latest in
> Wireless Technology News and Info! Free Drawing for Aluminum Palm /Clie
> case!!
>
IMHO
attws continues to lose control over its wireless assets (that's all attws
has!) and simply will not survive as a market brand over the "medium" term
(somewhere between long and short - YMMV)

wonderful potential in the suite of holdings (mccaw + rich catalog of pcs
licenses) but nearly ripe for acquisition. simply amazing how brand equity,
rooted in ma bell mystique that was disbanded nearly 20 years ago, still has
legs in the consumer marketplace (milking the "trust" word).

$40B company 4 years ago (or so). $20B company today. who is going to put it
out of it's misery?

Been waiting for my switch from AT&T to Nextel on 10 phones since 11/24

--

Mike


-------------------------------------
"Kevin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:1xPBb.31640$o9.29454@fed1read07...
> I agree total B.S. I have been waiting for almost 3 weeks for my ATT
numbers
> to port to T-Mobile.
>
>
> "PDA Man" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I can hardly wait to read the replies to this post. And heeerrreee we
go!!
> >
> > AT&T Wireless today offered an explanation for its difficulties in
porting
> > subscribers over to different carriers under the new FCC wireless number
> > portability rules. The company cited difficulties with its CRM system.
> These
> > problems pre-date the WLNP deadline last month and have prevented the
> > company from porting subscribers as quickly as its competitors. AT&T
> > Wireless also shifted some blame to NeuStar, a company that handles
> customer
> > verification for the carrier. The company added that the problem is now
> > under control and that it is now porting subscribers at the same pace as
> the
> > rest of the industry. According to the FCC, more than half of the 600
> number
> > portability complaints filed as of Monday involve AT&T Wireless, more
than
> > any other U.S. carrier. Last week the FCC asked AT&T Wireless to explain
> its
> > poor performance in regards to number portability
> > From CNET:
> >
> > AT&T Wireless to explain portability woes
> >
> > Story last modified December 9, 2003, 3:46 PM PST
> >
> > AT&T Wireless will tell federal regulators Wednesday that it's solved
some
> > software problems that kept former subscribers waiting weeks to get an
old
> > telephone number transferred to their new telephone service provider.
> >
> > Responding to numerous customer complaints, the Federal Communications
> > Commission asked the carrier last week to explain why it was having
> > significant difficulties meeting the recently enacted local number
> > portability rule.
> >
> > All U.S. carriers were having problems with automated systems they
> installed
> > to ensure that defecting customers got to keep their old phone number.
The
> > FCC said Tuesday that it's so far received 600 consumer complaints about
> the
> > plodding pace of number portability. More than half, or about 322, were
> > targeted at AT&T Wireless. Verizon Wireless had the second-highest
number
> of
> > complaints, 129.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The culprit for some of the AT&T Wireless problems was software the
> > subcontractor AT&T hired used to do the behind-the-scenes work involved
in
> > ensuring that subscribers kept their old phone number after switching to
> > rival carriers, according to a preview of the carrier's FCC response,
made
> > available Tuesday.
> >
> > The subcontractor's software was taking much longer than
> > anticipated--between 30 minutes and "many, many hours"--to process the
> > requests, AT&T Wireless spokesman Mark Siegel said. The exact nature of
> the
> > technical problems will be in a letter the carrier will provide the FCC
on
> > Wednesday.
> >
> > The software problems are now rectified, and AT&T Wireless takes less
than
> > 30 minutes to respond to about 95 percent of all the telephone
> > number-porting requests its subscribers are making, Siegel said. At the
> > height of AT&T Wireless' woes, it was experiencing problems with more
than
> > 60 percent of the telephone numbers it was trying to hand off to other
> > carriers.
> >
> > --
> > Visit Wireless World at http://wirelessway.blogspot.com for the latest
in
> > Wireless Technology News and Info! Free Drawing for Aluminum Palm /Clie
> > case!!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

In article <Az%[email protected]>,
"Mike" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Been waiting for my switch from AT&T to Nextel on 10 phones since 11/24
>
> --
>
> Mike

By all means, file a complaint with the FCC.

They're claiming the problems are solved.

If you know different, the FCC needs to be told.

"Chip" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...

> IMHO
> attws continues to lose control over its wireless assets (that's all attws
> has!) and simply will not survive as a market brand over the "medium" term
> (somewhere between long and short - YMMV)

Agreed.

> $40B company 4 years ago (or so). $20B company today. who is going to put it
> out of it's misery?

Cingular (hopefully).

And mine since the 25th, with no end is siight.
AT&T is totally full of crap.

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 22:16:23 -0500, [email protected]
wrote:

>Ignoring his agents wishes,"PDA Man" <[email protected]> flung open the
>hotel room door and announced to the gathering crowd:
>
>>I can hardly wait to read the replies to this post. And heeerrreee we go!!
>>
>>AT&T Wireless today offered an explanation for its difficulties in porting
>>subscribers over to different carriers under the new FCC wireless number
>>portability rules. The company cited difficulties with its CRM system. These
>>problems pre-date the WLNP deadline last month and have prevented the
>>company from porting subscribers as quickly as its competitors. AT&T
>>Wireless also shifted some blame to NeuStar, a company that handles customer
>>verification for the carrier. The company added that the problem is now
>>under control and that it is now porting subscribers at the same pace as the
>>rest of the industry. According to the FCC, more than half of the 600 number
>>portability complaints filed as of Monday involve AT&T Wireless, more than
>>any other U.S. carrier. Last week the FCC asked AT&T Wireless to explain its
>>poor performance in regards to number portability
>>From CNET:
>>
>>AT&T Wireless to explain portability woes
>>
>>Story last modified December 9, 2003, 3:46 PM PST
>>
>>AT&T Wireless will tell federal regulators Wednesday that it's solved some
>>software problems that kept former subscribers waiting weeks to get an old
>>telephone number transferred to their new telephone service provider.
>>
>>Responding to numerous customer complaints, the Federal Communications
>>Commission asked the carrier last week to explain why it was having
>>significant difficulties meeting the recently enacted local number
>>portability rule.
>>
>>All U.S. carriers were having problems with automated systems they installed
>>to ensure that defecting customers got to keep their old phone number. The
>>FCC said Tuesday that it's so far received 600 consumer complaints about the
>>plodding pace of number portability. More than half, or about 322, were
>>targeted at AT&T Wireless. Verizon Wireless had the second-highest number of
>>complaints, 129.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>The culprit for some of the AT&T Wireless problems was software the
>>subcontractor AT&T hired used to do the behind-the-scenes work involved in
>>ensuring that subscribers kept their old phone number after switching to
>>rival carriers, according to a preview of the carrier's FCC response, made
>>available Tuesday.
>>
>>The subcontractor's software was taking much longer than
>>anticipated--between 30 minutes and "many, many hours"--to process the
>>requests, AT&T Wireless spokesman Mark Siegel said. The exact nature of the
>>technical problems will be in a letter the carrier will provide the FCC on
>>Wednesday.
>>
>>The software problems are now rectified, and AT&T Wireless takes less than
>>30 minutes to respond to about 95 percent of all the telephone
>>number-porting requests its subscribers are making, Siegel said. At the
>>height of AT&T Wireless' woes, it was experiencing problems with more than
>>60 percent of the telephone numbers it was trying to hand off to other
>>carriers.
>
>
>pure and utter BS. I've had my request into them since the 24th and
>STILL my numbers haven't been ported.
>
>
>
>
>**********************************************************************
>
>People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's
>safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs.
>-Unknown
>
>
>Remove "die spammers" to email

Funny....my was done within the same day I switched from ATT to Verizon

Donald

Mike wrote:
>
> Been waiting for my switch from AT&T to Nextel on 10 phones since 11/24
>
> --
>
> Mike
>
> -------------------------------------
> "Kevin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:1xPBb.31640$o9.29454@fed1read07...
> > I agree total B.S. I have been waiting for almost 3 weeks for my ATT
> numbers
> > to port to T-Mobile.
> >
> >
> > "PDA Man" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > I can hardly wait to read the replies to this post. And heeerrreee we
> go!!
> > >
> > > AT&T Wireless today offered an explanation for its difficulties in
> porting
> > > subscribers over to different carriers under the new FCC wireless number
> > > portability rules. The company cited difficulties with its CRM system.
> > These
> > > problems pre-date the WLNP deadline last month and have prevented the
> > > company from porting subscribers as quickly as its competitors. AT&T
> > > Wireless also shifted some blame to NeuStar, a company that handles
> > customer
> > > verification for the carrier. The company added that the problem is now
> > > under control and that it is now porting subscribers at the same pace as
> > the
> > > rest of the industry. According to the FCC, more than half of the 600
> > number
> > > portability complaints filed as of Monday involve AT&T Wireless, more
> than
> > > any other U.S. carrier. Last week the FCC asked AT&T Wireless to explain
> > its
> > > poor performance in regards to number portability
> > > From CNET:
> > >
> > > AT&T Wireless to explain portability woes
> > >
> > > Story last modified December 9, 2003, 3:46 PM PST
> > >
> > > AT&T Wireless will tell federal regulators Wednesday that it's solved
> some
> > > software problems that kept former subscribers waiting weeks to get an
> old
> > > telephone number transferred to their new telephone service provider.
> > >
> > > Responding to numerous customer complaints, the Federal Communications
> > > Commission asked the carrier last week to explain why it was having
> > > significant difficulties meeting the recently enacted local number
> > > portability rule.
> > >
> > > All U.S. carriers were having problems with automated systems they
> > installed
> > > to ensure that defecting customers got to keep their old phone number.
> The
> > > FCC said Tuesday that it's so far received 600 consumer complaints about
> > the
> > > plodding pace of number portability. More than half, or about 322, were
> > > targeted at AT&T Wireless. Verizon Wireless had the second-highest
> number
> > of
> > > complaints, 129.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The culprit for some of the AT&T Wireless problems was software the
> > > subcontractor AT&T hired used to do the behind-the-scenes work involved
> in
> > > ensuring that subscribers kept their old phone number after switching to
> > > rival carriers, according to a preview of the carrier's FCC response,
> made
> > > available Tuesday.
> > >
> > > The subcontractor's software was taking much longer than
> > > anticipated--between 30 minutes and "many, many hours"--to process the
> > > requests, AT&T Wireless spokesman Mark Siegel said. The exact nature of
> > the
> > > technical problems will be in a letter the carrier will provide the FCC
> on
> > > Wednesday.
> > >
> > > The software problems are now rectified, and AT&T Wireless takes less
> than
> > > 30 minutes to respond to about 95 percent of all the telephone
> > > number-porting requests its subscribers are making, Siegel said. At the
> > > height of AT&T Wireless' woes, it was experiencing problems with more
> than
> > > 60 percent of the telephone numbers it was trying to hand off to other
> > > carriers.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Visit Wireless World at http://wirelessway.blogspot.com for the latest
> in
> > > Wireless Technology News and Info! Free Drawing for Aluminum Palm /Clie
> > > case!!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >

I am still waiting from Nov 25

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 20:28:18 GMT, Donald Lee <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Funny....my was done within the same day I switched from ATT to Verizon
>
>Donald
>
>Mike wrote:
>>
>> Been waiting for my switch from AT&T to Nextel on 10 phones since 11/24
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> -------------------------------------
>> "Kevin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:1xPBb.31640$o9.29454@fed1read07...
>> > I agree total B.S. I have been waiting for almost 3 weeks for my ATT
>> numbers
>> > to port to T-Mobile.
>> >
>> >
>> > "PDA Man" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> > news:[email protected]...
>> > > I can hardly wait to read the replies to this post. And heeerrreee we
>> go!!
>> > >
>> > > AT&T Wireless today offered an explanation for its difficulties in
>> porting
>> > > subscribers over to different carriers under the new FCC wireless number
>> > > portability rules. The company cited difficulties with its CRM system.
>> > These
>> > > problems pre-date the WLNP deadline last month and have prevented the
>> > > company from porting subscribers as quickly as its competitors. AT&T
>> > > Wireless also shifted some blame to NeuStar, a company that handles
>> > customer
>> > > verification for the carrier. The company added that the problem is now
>> > > under control and that it is now porting subscribers at the same pace as
>> > the
>> > > rest of the industry. According to the FCC, more than half of the 600
>> > number
>> > > portability complaints filed as of Monday involve AT&T Wireless, more
>> than
>> > > any other U.S. carrier. Last week the FCC asked AT&T Wireless to explain
>> > its
>> > > poor performance in regards to number portability
>> > > From CNET:
>> > >
>> > > AT&T Wireless to explain portability woes
>> > >
>> > > Story last modified December 9, 2003, 3:46 PM PST
>> > >
>> > > AT&T Wireless will tell federal regulators Wednesday that it's solved
>> some
>> > > software problems that kept former subscribers waiting weeks to get an
>> old
>> > > telephone number transferred to their new telephone service provider.
>> > >
>> > > Responding to numerous customer complaints, the Federal Communications
>> > > Commission asked the carrier last week to explain why it was having
>> > > significant difficulties meeting the recently enacted local number
>> > > portability rule.
>> > >
>> > > All U.S. carriers were having problems with automated systems they
>> > installed
>> > > to ensure that defecting customers got to keep their old phone number.
>> The
>> > > FCC said Tuesday that it's so far received 600 consumer complaints about
>> > the
>> > > plodding pace of number portability. More than half, or about 322, were
>> > > targeted at AT&T Wireless. Verizon Wireless had the second-highest
>> number
>> > of
>> > > complaints, 129.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > The culprit for some of the AT&T Wireless problems was software the
>> > > subcontractor AT&T hired used to do the behind-the-scenes work involved
>> in
>> > > ensuring that subscribers kept their old phone number after switching to
>> > > rival carriers, according to a preview of the carrier's FCC response,
>> made
>> > > available Tuesday.
>> > >
>> > > The subcontractor's software was taking much longer than
>> > > anticipated--between 30 minutes and "many, many hours"--to process the
>> > > requests, AT&T Wireless spokesman Mark Siegel said. The exact nature of
>> > the
>> > > technical problems will be in a letter the carrier will provide the FCC
>> on
>> > > Wednesday.
>> > >
>> > > The software problems are now rectified, and AT&T Wireless takes less
>> than
>> > > 30 minutes to respond to about 95 percent of all the telephone
>> > > number-porting requests its subscribers are making, Siegel said. At the
>> > > height of AT&T Wireless' woes, it was experiencing problems with more
>> than
>> > > 60 percent of the telephone numbers it was trying to hand off to other
>> > > carriers.
>> > >
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