Number Porting Dispute
Problems or delays porting your phone number.
What to do
Complain to your provider for 8 weeks; if unresolved, escalate to your telecom ombudsman or ADR scheme.
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EU-wide
1EU Online Dispute Resolution Platform
Plattform zur Online-Streitbeilegung (OS-Plattform)
EU-wide online platform routing disputes between EU consumers and traders to the correct national ADR body. Free. Works for all 27 EU member states plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. All EU traders must display link to this platform.
Austria
1Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications — Consumer ADR
Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs-GmbH (RTR)
Austrian telecom and internet regulator. Consumer disputes can be filed with Telekommunikations-Streitschlichtung at RTR. Internet-Ombudsstelle handles online shopping and provider disputes.
Australia
1Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman
TIO
Free, independent dispute resolution for residential and small business telecom and internet complaints in Australia. Covers all major providers. Binding decisions.
Brazil
1Consumer Protection Foundation
PROCON / Fundação de Proteção e Defesa do Consumidor
Brazil's consumer protection system. Use consumidor.gov.br (national portal) — 80%+ of registered companies respond. Each state has its own PROCON. Covers goods, services, financial, telecom, and digital products under Consumer Defence Code (CDC).
Canada
1Commissioner for Complaints for Telecom-television Services
CCTS / CPRST
Independent ombudsman resolving disputes between Canadians and their phone, internet and TV service providers. All major carriers participate. Binding decisions.
Czech Republic
1Czech Telecommunication Office
Český telekomunikační úřad (ČTÚ)
Regulates electronic communications and postal services. Handles disputes between subscribers and providers about billing, service quality and contract terms.
Spain
1National Markets and Competition Commission
Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC)
Regulates telecoms, energy, media and competition. Handles telecom disputes escalated after operator complaint (minimum 1 month). Also manages cross-border EU consumer cases via ECC Spain.
France
1Electronic Communications Mediator
Médiateur des communications électroniques
Independent mediator for telecom and internet disputes in France. After 2 months of unresolved complaint with provider, consumers can refer to this free service. Covers Orange, SFR, Bouygues, Free etc.
United Kingdom
1Office of Communications
Ofcom
UK communications regulator. For individual disputes, directs consumers to approved ADR schemes (CISAS or Ombudsman Services: Communications) after 8 weeks of unresolved complaint with provider.
India
1Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
भारतीय दूरसंचार विनियामक प्राधिकरण (TRAI)
Telecom regulator. For individual complaints use TRAI's Call Before You Dig app or escalate to DoT's Consumer Portal at sanchar.saathi.gov.in after exhausting operator's grievance redressal mechanism.
Italy
1Communications Regulatory Authority
Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM)
Italian telecom and media regulator. Handles disputes with telecoms after internal complaint exhausted. Conciliation via CORECOM (regional) or AGCOM directly via online portal.
Japan
1Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications — Telecom
総務省 — 電気通信消費者相談
MIC handles telecom consumer disputes. ADR via Telecommunications Consumer Centre (TCC / テレコム消費者相談センター). Covers mobile, internet, IP phone disputes with Japanese carriers.
South Korea
1Korea Consumer Agency
한국소비자원 (KCA)
Korea's national consumer agency. Handles all consumer complaints via hotline 1372. Provides counselling, mediation and class action support. Operates International Consumer Consultation Centre for cross-border disputes.
Mexico
1Federal Consumer Protection Office
Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor (PROFECO)
Mexico's consumer protection prosecutor. Handles all consumer complaints including online shopping, defective goods, telecom billing and travel. Can mediate, sanction and publish 'Quién es quién' rankings.
Netherlands
1Authority for Consumers & Markets
Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM)
Dutch consumer, competition and telecom regulator. Enforces consumer rights, telecommunications regulation and digital market rules. EU CPC network member for cross-border enforcement.
Norway
1Consumer Authority
Forbrukertilsynet
Norway's consumer authority. Enforces marketing and contract rules, monitors e-commerce and digital services. For individual dispute resolution, use the Consumer Council (Forbrukerrådet).
Sweden
1National Board for Consumer Disputes
Allmänna Reklamationsnämnden (ARN)
Sweden's national consumer ombudsman board. Provides free ADR for most consumer disputes. Decisions not legally binding but companies usually comply. Covers goods, services, digital products, travel, telecom.
Singapore
1Infocomm Media Development Authority
IMDA
Singapore's telecom and media regulator. Handles complaints about mobile, broadband and pay-TV providers. Disputes unresolved after 30 days can be escalated to IMDA.
United States
1Federal Communications Commission
FCC
US telecom regulator. Accepts informal complaints about phone, internet, cable and satellite providers — billing errors, service outages, robocalls, accessibility. Providers must respond.