11.   The bulk of that money, Rosenberg says, will be for local number portability.

12.   The FCC has already granted carriers several extensions on number portability.

13.   PRELIMINARY findings of consultants hired by the government to study the feasibility of number portability for mobile services in Hong Kong will be released on Wednesday.

14.   The existing infrastructure from the introduction of number portability in the fixed network would also help to expedite the launch of MNP.