Just for clarification, I think the way it's supposed to work is that the
carrier to which a number is allocated publishes a PLNR ("Ported Local Number
Register") file which is available to all other carriers. This shows the new
holder of the number in question, so calls can be routed directly without going
near the owner of the number.
But what seems to have happened with the advent of the NBN is that numbers may
not be ported at all. Telstra, at least, may hold onto the number and charge
to reroute calls, and do so in a way which isn't apparent to retail customers.
The recharge is significant too, $10 p.m. in my case, a third of the old POTS
line rental.
Grrr... Is this in the spirit of number portability?
DavidL
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