STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER MIGNON L. CLYBURN Re: Local Number Portability Porting Interval and Validation Requirements, WC Docket No. 07-244, Telephone Number Portability, CC Docket No. 09-116 For many years the Commission has required that providers allow consumers to retain their telephone numbers when switching carriers, a pro-consumer and pro-competitive policy. However, for wireline numbers, consumers have had to wait up to four days to switch providers. With this Order, consumers will be able to switch their wireline provider or cut the cord and move their wireline number to a wireless carrier within one business day. While I look forward to the day when the wireline porting interval is as short as the wireless-to-wireless interval (which is only two and one-half hours when consumers change wireless providers), I am pleased that we are removing the current untenable delay of three days for simple wireline ports, thereby allowing consumers who choose to switch providers to do so sooner than ever before. I commend industry for working with NANC to implement the new one-business day interval for simple wireline ports.