Portable Numbers Don’t Bring Stampede"> Portable Numbers Don’t Bring Stampede

Looks like the ability to keep your phone number and move it with you to another cell phone provider is appealing but did not cause the mad rush carriers felt would happen.
According to USA Today:

“Monday felt ‘like a typical retail day,” says Pamela Reeve, CEO of Lightbridge, which processes customer applications for cell phone carriers: “To the extent that anyone expected a volcano because of number … portability, we didn’t really … see that.”