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Here are direct links to other information about number portability, from various unbiased sources:

• FCC's WLNP Consumer Info
  The FCC is the government agency that regulates telecom and wireless, and handed down the number portability mandate
• CTIA's EasyPorting.com (mostly PDF format)
  General industry info site for number portability. CTIA is the independent industry group that represents all major wireless carriers
• Donate-A-Phone
  CTIA Wireless Foundation site for donating phones to charitable causes
• Wireless: The New Recyclable
  CTIA's FAQ and dropoff location finder for recycling old phones
• CNET
  Quick article with good advice by CNET's Cell Phone Diva

Here is specific number portability information from the carriers themselves:

• Verizon
• Cingular
• AT&T Wireless
• Sprint
• Nextel
• T-Mobile
• U.S. Cellular

More links:

• Amazon.com
  Detailed step-by-step guide for switching to T-Mobile, Nextel, or Sprint through Amazon.com

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