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NUMBER PORTABILITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telephone Services
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- number portability
1, record 1, English, number%20portability
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Services téléphoniques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conservation de numéro
1, record 1, French, conservation%20de%20num%C3%A9ro
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- conservation du numéro 2, record 1, French, conservation%20du%20num%C3%A9ro
correct, feminine noun
- portabilité de numéro 1, record 1, French, portabilit%C3%A9%20de%20num%C3%A9ro
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Possibilité offerte à un usager de conserver le même numéro d'appel lorsque changent les caractéristiques de son abonnement à un ou plusieurs services de télécommunications. 1, record 1, French, - conservation%20de%20num%C3%A9ro
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon la nature de la modification de l'abonnement, la conservation de numéro est une conservation géographique, d'un emplacement de l'installation terminale à un autre, une conservation de service à service, en cas de changement du ou des services souscrits, une conservation d'organisme à organisme, en cas de changement d'exploitant de réseau ou de fournisseur de service. 1, record 1, French, - conservation%20de%20num%C3%A9ro
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Servicios telefónicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- portabilidad de números
1, record 1, Spanish, portabilidad%20de%20n%C3%BAmeros
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- portabilidad de números telefónicos 2, record 1, Spanish, portabilidad%20de%20n%C3%BAmeros%20telef%C3%B3nicos
correct, feminine noun
- portabilidad numérica 3, record 1, Spanish, portabilidad%20num%C3%A9rica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capacidad que, incorporada a las redes telefónicas, permite a los usuarios continuar utilizando sus números con independencia del prestador o del servicio elegido. 1, record 1, Spanish, - portabilidad%20de%20n%C3%BAmeros
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