<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'roboto','roboto','helvetica',sans-serif,'arial';font-size:13.333333px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;display:inline!important;float:none">Hi community, </span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'roboto','roboto','helvetica',sans-serif,'arial';font-size:13.333333px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'roboto','roboto','helvetica',sans-serif,'arial';font-size:13.333333px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'roboto','roboto','helvetica',sans-serif,'arial';font-size:13.333333px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;display:inline!important;float:none">We need the portability of number resource to be included in the revised ICP-2</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'roboto','roboto','helvetica',sans-serif,'arial';font-size:13.333333px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'roboto','roboto','helvetica',sans-serif,'arial';font-size:13.333333px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'roboto','roboto','helvetica',sans-serif,'arial';font-size:13.333333px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;display:inline!important;float:none">One reason for portability is for the stability of the internet. Full ownership and control remain in the hands of the users, not the providers or registries allows movement of the number resources depending on the market movement and situational requirement.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'roboto','roboto','helvetica',sans-serif,'arial';font-size:13.333333px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'roboto','roboto','helvetica',sans-serif,'arial';font-size:13.333333px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'roboto','roboto','helvetica',sans-serif,'arial';font-size:13.333333px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;display:inline!important;float:none">It acts as a layer of protection in scenarios where RIRs faces systemic failures. RIRs are essentially private companies and therefore, not completely immune from insolvency, mismanagement or regulatory issues. In the aforementioned scenarios, without the right of portability, the users would risk losing data and huge disruptions in terms of service outages and website downtimes.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'roboto','roboto','helvetica',sans-serif,'arial';font-size:13.333333px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'roboto','roboto','helvetica',sans-serif,'arial';font-size:13.333333px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'roboto','roboto','helvetica',sans-serif,'arial';font-size:13.333333px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;display:inline!important;float:none">With portability, it enables users to swiftly migrate their number resources to a functioning RIR and hence maintaining continuity of their business operations. In short, it is an important cornerstone for a stable and user-driven internet. With the users having more control over their own resources, we will be able to build a more efficient internet structure that supports everyone, businesses, individuals and communities alike.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'roboto','roboto','helvetica',sans-serif,'arial';font-size:13.333333px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;display:inline!important;float:none">Mario</span></div>