I am probably going to be the lone wolf on this, but I have to say I don't like this. Sure it's great for consmers but the tech's get screwed.
This is gonna be a nightmare for telco employees. (I used to be one until I was switched over to the CATV side. Granted I was only a permanent/temporary employee. Family business don't ask, it was complicated.) The reprogramming of the switches alone will cause quite a bit of time to be lost. I am not happy about this one bit. Granted it has always been possible but never very practical.
For local exchanges if this happens often, you will see rates increase due to the increased man hours in switching numbers.
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