Predictably, the local telcos then applied to charge for portability service. Lawrence Strickling of the Federal Communications Commission's common carrier bureau disagrees. Either way, Bell Atlantic is making up for lost time. Bills mailed to consumer in May socked them for the 23 cents per month retroactive to March, when the charge was approved by regulators. File A Complaint Tell us if you've had a similar experience.
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In many cases, we're able to refer you to someone who can help. We also review all cases to see if they have class action potential. Click here to file your report. Reader Comment Don't blame Bell Atlantic for trying to charge an extra charge to keep your phone number, the terrible new phone company that I had changed to had already informed us that if we wanted to keep our old phone number we would have to pay a small charge every month to do so. This new company I would advise no one to use, they have nowhere to pay your bill, only by mail, so if you're late too bad.