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By Ben Charny
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Two high-profile events Thursday will highlight the likelihood that many U.S. cell phone subscribers in rural areas won't be able to switch carriers and keep their old phone number starting May 24.
In a nod to the technical challenges its number portability mandate presented, the Federal Communications Commission gave cell phone service providers in rural areas a year longer than it allowed to cell phone carriers in the 100 major U.S. markets to comply with FCC number portability rules.
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Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Two high-profile events Thursday will highlight the likelihood that many U.S. cell phone subscribers in rural areas won't be able to switch carriers and keep their old phone number starting May 24.
In a nod to the technical challenges its number portability mandate presented, the Federal Communications Commission gave cell phone service providers in rural areas a year longer than it allowed to cell phone carriers in the 100 major U.S. markets to comply with FCC number portability rules.
Full info http://news.com.com/2100-1037_3-5211364.html?tag=nefd.top