VOL.
2011, 4(5)
The regulation of number porting services in the EU:
Are the principles set out by the ECJ in the recent PTC
decision reconcilable with the practical consequences
of the earlier Mobistar judgment?
Case comment to the preliminary ruling of...
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VOL.
2011, 4(5)
The regulation of number porting services in the EU:
Are the principles set out by the ECJ in the recent PTC
decision reconcilable with the practical consequences
of the earlier Mobistar judgment?
Case comment to the preliminary ruling of the Court of Justice
of 1 July 2010
Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa v President of Office of Electronic
Communications
(Case C-99/09)
Introduction
Number portability is the name given to the facility that allows the subscribers of
Publicly Available Telephone Services (PATS) to change their service provider while
retaining their original number.
By enabling subscribers to switch between telecoms
network/service providers with little inconvenience, the number porting service
therefore constitutes a key facilitator of consumer choice and effective competition
on the electronic communications market.
The importance of number portability in
this respect is easily demonstrated if it is considered that, in 2010 alone, 930,000
Polish fixed line s
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