Important information about Simple ‘CAT A’ Ports
- Simple Ports generally take 5-8 business days to complete.
- For a Simple Port to be successful, all complex services on the line must be removed prior to submission of the port. The line must also be active.
- Simple Port fees are charged per porting attempt at the time of Port Submission. If the port is rejected and resubmitted, the charge will be reapplied.
- Common reasons for Simple Port rejections are incorrect information (such as wrong account number/address) or because of complex service(s) associated with the number.
- To make porting easy, it is recommend that all complex services are removed from the line and then the port is submitted as a Simple Port. This helps to minimise the time and cost involved! If cancelling features on a service, please wait 2 business days before submitting the port request.
- For redirections for Telstra, the only call forwarding option is CDNO. CDNO means the port will remain Simple. Prepaid number redirections cannot be ported under any process. Number Redirection cannot be provided to numbers that are not connected to the Telstra Network.
Important information about Simple ‘CAT C’ Ports
- Complex ports generally take 8-12 weeks to complete depending on complexity.
- Number blocks are considered as single numbers, for example, a 100 block is 100 numbers and will be charged at the 100 number batch fee.
- A Complex Batch will need to be for the same end customer name at the same address to be accepted. A Complex Batch can have more than one account number, although this does not happen very often.
- Reject charges apply to all Cat-C numbers. Also even if PNV is completed and is successful, complex ports can still be rejected. This generally happens when a customer makes changes on their end such as disassociating & associating numbers to the block that is being ported, cancelling services etc.
- For Emergency Returns, the fee will be based on the actual size of the return, unless they are associated numbers. For example if 300 numbers are ported and they are all associated, but an Emergency Return of only 100 is required, it will be charged as the cost of 300 numbers emergency return. However if an Emergency Return is required for 100 numbers out of 300, and they are NOT associated, the fee will be charged as the cost of 100 number emergency return.
- All associated numbers must be ported even if only 1 number is wanted. The only option around this is that the association must be broken before the port is submitted.
Important information about Special Ports
- Special Ports generally take 5-8 business days to complete.
- For a Simple Port to be successful, all complex services on the line must be removed prior to submission of the port. The line must also be active.
- Simple Port fees are charged per porting attempt at the time of Port Submission. If the port is rejected and resubmitted, the charge will be reapplied.
- Common reasons for Simple Port rejections are incorrect information (such as wrong account number/address) or because of complex service(s) associated with the number.
- To make porting easy, it is recommend that all complex services are removed from the line and then the port is submitted as a Simple Port. This helps to minimise the time and cost involved! If cancelling features on a service, please wait 2 business days before submitting the port request.
- For redirections for Telstra, the only call forwarding option is CDNO. CDNO means the port will remain Simple. Prepaid number redirections cannot be ported under any process. Number Redirection cannot be provided to numbers that are not connected to the Telstra Network.
Porting Charges
When you submit a port request form the following charges are applicable per submission.
| Cat-A (simple) One number | $24.40 |
| Cat-A (simple) one number third party port | $44.00 |
| Cat-C (complex) Port 1-5 numbers | $161.70 |
| Cat-C (complex) Port 6-20 numbers | $242.00 |
| Cat-C (complex) Port 21-100 numbers | $407.00 |
| Cat-C (complex)Port 101-200 numbers | $550.00 |
| Cat-C (complex) Port more than 200 numbers |
$1,244.10 |
| Special Service Number 1300 or 1800 | $80.00 |
Reject Charges
When a port is rejected, a charge is applicable as follows.
| Cat-A (simple) One number | $0.00 |
| Cat-C (complex) PNV Initial Reject | $50.00 per rejection |
| Cat-C (complex) PNV Reject 1-5 numbers | $75.00 per rejection |
| Cat-C (complex) PNV Reject 6-100 numbers | $122.00 per rejection |
| Cat-C (complex) PNV Reject 101-200 numbers | $244.00 per rejection |
| Cat-C (complex) PNV Reject 201 numbers or more, but less than 1000 | $360.00 per rejection |
| Cat-C (complex) Reject charge |
$29.00 per number |
| Special Service Number Reject 1300 or 1800 number | $60.00 per number |
Port Reversals and Emergency Returns
Port Reversals and Emergency Returns can only be requested within a period of four hours from the time the port cutover is completed. Number porting charges are still applicable along with the Reversal or Emergency Return charges. Please note that Port Returns and Emergency Returns may not always be available.
| Cat-A (simple) Port reversal | $250.00 per number |
| Cat-C (complex) 1-5 numbers emergency return | $495.00 per return |
| Cat-C (complex) 6-20 numbers emergency return | $1,250.00 per return |
| Cat-C (complex) 21-100 numbers emergency return | $2,750.00 per return |
| Cat-C (complex) 101-200 numbers emergency return | $4,125.00 per return |
Unlike mobile number porting, Australian business landline number porting is a largely manual process.
To assist with cut-over, there’s a few details you will need to consider: