One of the really annoying ways that cellphone companies have managed to get away with poor customer service, dropped calls, etc is that switching carriers means getting a whole new number, which is a big hassle. But starting next year (on November 24th to be exact) the wireless carriers are going to forced by the FCC to make cellphone numbers portable. It was supposed to go into effect this month, but the carriers managed to get an extension on the deadline. Let’s hope that this is the last reprieve they get and that by this time next year we’ll all be able to carry our numbers with us.
