PLEASE NOTE: All articles are copyright but you can link to this page by copying and pasting the html code EXACTLY as shown. Thank you. <a href="http://www.1st-4-cheap-mobile-phones.co.uk/articles/art9.shtml" > <b>Mobile Phone and Cell Phone Articles</b></a> Home Number To Cell Phone - The Benefits by Daniel Mardorf http://www.cellphonecarriers.com There is an interesting development occuring in the wireless world: Moving your landline home telephone number to your cell phone. This will happen as soon as November 24th, but local carriers are resisting this movement with force. The move from wireline to wireless is inevitable. The details: The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) is putting together a proposal that would require local phone companies to let customers switch their home or business numbers to cell phones as soon as November 24th. The home portability number is restricted to your local calling area. This means if you move out of your local calling area, the number cannot be taken with you. Just like cell phone number portability, this move from wireline to wireless is a major win for consumers. Consumers can now choose to keep their current local landline plan, or just eliminate it completely. Plus, once this rule becomes effective, prices for local landline calling plans are bound to come down. Already, according to the "Yankee Group" research firm, 5.8 million people have abandoned their home phone line for wireless only. It's no wonder why local phone companies are protesting this move - they would be a major loser as pricing would come down, and the loss of customers would increase and accelerate. We can foresee local phone companies using Internet access as leverage. If you are currently using dial-up or DSL internet services, you can bet that local phone services will require you to have a working landline telephone number to access the net. Or, will other Internet access options that do not need a telephone line such as cable or satellite lower their prices so consumers can just eliminate a local landline altogether? Can Internet access users expect lower prices as well? We think so. For the cellular carriers, look for them to jump on this change. Look for possible "unlimited" cellular calling plans in the next few months that allow for calling anytime during the day. Cellular reception and coverage areas, already improving due to cell phone carrier to cell phone carrier portability, will improve even further. Regardless of when this change is implemented, look for developments to move and change quickly - all in favor to the consumer. This article courtesy of http://www.mobilephonesites.co.uk. You may freely reprint this article on your website or in your newsletter provided this courtesy notice and the author name and URL remain intact. [CaRP] XML error: mismatched tag at line 13 |
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