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Overview
A number port allows you to move a pre-existing number from another carrier to be used on your Zoom Phone account.
Note:
- Local number portability is supported in the UK and Europe.
- We can't port international mobile numbers in EMEA countries.
- If you have issues during the porting process, see our list of common porting issues and questions.
- You can also request a toll-free number port (EMEA).
This article covers:
Prerequisites
- Account owner or admin privileges
- Zoom Phone license
- Most recent telephone bill/invoice
Requesting a number port
- Download and complete the required Letter of Authorisation (LOA) from the respective country.
- See the porting guidelines if you need help.
- If you currently have POC (proof of concept) or trial numbers and would like to swap them when the port completes, please complete the Number Swap Sheet. Numbers swapped in will be a like-for-like replacement of the numbers swapped out.
- Send an email to numberportingemea@zoom.us. Make sure to include the following:
- Required subject line
- Completed and hand-signed LOA
- Recent telephone bill relating to your porting numbers invoice which should be dated within the last 3 months
- Any other required documentation applicable to the country of port
- Zoom will review and confirm receipt of the request.
- Zoom will send a request to your losing provider to validate the information on the LOA as the transfer request is dependent on your losing provider. If accepted, Zoom and the losing provider will work together to schedule the number port. Once approved, the numbers will be available for you to manage in the Zoom web portal.
Guidelines
- Copy of telephone bill dated within last 3 months is required.
- The information you provide must match exactly what’s on record with your current provider.
- LOA must be hand/wet signed and dated within the last 3 months. Electronically signed LOAs are not accepted in most EMEA countries.
- The losing provider's name is required on the LOA.
- LOA needs to be in EU date format (dd-mm-yyyy).
- In most European countries, the address noted on the LOA must match the geographic area code of the porting telephone numbers (excluding the UK).
- All porting numbers need to be noted on the body of the LOA rather than as attachments unless otherwise permitted.
- DDI blocks of numbers may require porting in full as some countries do not allow blocks/ranges of numbers to be split. Refer to the common porting questions for more information.
- Number portability checks can only be carried out once the order is submitted. There may be times where losing providers advise that numbers as non-portable.
- You may experience some loss of service to incoming calls during the port activation window whilst the porting numbers are being transferred away from the losing provider.
- Porting usually takes an average of 30 days from the day of submission. See lead times for more information.
Requirements
Use this table to download the LOA form and copy the required email subject when requesting a number port. Check the porting guidelines for the country of port for other required documentation.
Please raise one email per LOA / per country of port.
| Country | LOA and guidelines | Email subject | Local address requirements |
| Austria |
Geo LOA |
AT GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers |
| Belgium |
(LOA must be hand/wet signed) |
BE GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers |
| Bulgaria | BE GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers | |
| Croatia | HR GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers | |
| Czech Republic | Geo LOA | CZ GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers |
| Denmark | DK GEO number port |
Match area code of porting numbers |
|
| Estonia | EE GEO number port |
Match area code of porting numbers |
|
| Finland | Geo LOA | FI GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers |
| France | FR GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers | |
| Germany | DE GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers | |
| Greece | GR GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers | |
| Hungary | Geo LOA | HU GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers |
| Italy | IT GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers | |
| Ireland | IE GEO number port IE Non-GEO number port |
Match area code of porting numbers | |
| Israel | IL GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers | |
| Lithuania | LT GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers | |
| Luxembourg | LU GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers | |
| Netherlands | NL GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers | |
| Norway | Geo LOA | NO GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers |
| Poland | PL GEO number port |
Address in Poland Match area code of porting numbers |
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| Portugal | PT GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers | |
| Romania | RO GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers | |
| Slovakia | Geo LOA | SK GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers |
| Slovenia | Geo LOA | SI GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers |
| South Africa | See the South Africa porting article for more information |
SA GEO number port |
Match area code of porting numbers |
| Spain | ES GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers | |
| Sweden | Geo LOA | SE GEO number port |
Address in Sweden Match area code of porting numbers |
| Switzerland | CH GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers | |
| Turkey | TR GEO number port | Match area code of porting numbers | |
| United Kingdom |
LOA for Local numbers starting 01 and 02 prefix |
UK GEO number port |
Address in the UK |
Additional requirements/documents
Austria
- Local address on the LOA must match the area code of the porting numbers
- Proof of address and proof of ID are required
Valid proof of ID are as follows:
- For individual end users:
- A copy of an ID card or passport.
- For business end users:
- A copy of the ID card / passport of an authorised representative
- A copy of the business registration
- A valid proof of address is a proof of telecom services at the location of the end user
Belgium
If your local telephone numbers are currently provided by a reseller, please ask your reseller to let you know the losing carrier name in Belgium to help speed up the number transfer process.
Bulgaria
The Bulgarian Registration Number is mandatory for customers based in Bulgaria.
Croatia
Required company documents:
- Copy of Court Registration
- Copy of legal representative's photo ID
Required residential documents:
- Copy of end user's photo ID
Other requirements:
- OIB (VAT) number of the end user is compulsory
Estonia
LOA template has to include a local address. If a company, a business number is required.
France
If your local telephone numbers are currently provided by a reseller, please ask your reseller to let you know the losing carrier name in France to help speed up the number transfer process. SIRET number is mandatory on the LOA.
If the end user is an individual:
- You will need to provide a copy of ID and proof of address*.
- Valid ID can be:
- National ID card
- Passport
For a business end user:
- An Enterprise Registration Certificate / Business Registration document (such as a Kbis or INSEE document)
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If the relevant address is not stated on this document, you will need to provide a valid proof of address*
*Valid proof of address can be:
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- A third-party issued monthly bank statement issued within the last six months
- Any public utility bills such as gas, electric (showing regular use of services) that was issued in the last six months
- A government document issued in the last year
Germany
For all customers:
- Local address on the LOA must match the area code of the porting numbers
- Completed and hand signed LOA
- Copy of recent telephone bill is required (dated within the last 3 months)
- If your numbers are currently provided by a reseller, please ask your reseller to let you know the losing carrier name in Germany as this is the supplier name that will need to be noted on your LOA
Additional mandatory requirements:
For a business end user:
If you are a business customer, please download the LOA template from this article, this will need to be hand signed and stamped with your company stamp. Once you have the LOA ready, send us an email and attach the LOA along with the following mandatory documents:
- Proof of Registration (Handelsregisterauszug or Bescheinigung der Gewerbeanzeige)
- Company stamp on the LOA is mandatory
- Copy of ID (National ID card or Passport)
- Proof of address*
If the end user is an individual:
Please email us with your request to port and attach the required documentation. Once we have validated your documents, we will send you the relevant LOA template to complete and hand sign.
You will need to provide a recent telephone bill as detailed above along with a copy of ID and proof of address*
Valid ID can be:
- National ID card
- Passport
*Valid proof of address can be:
- A third-party issued monthly bank statement issued within the last six months
- Any public utility bills such as gas, electric (showing regular use of services) that was issued in the last six months. Broadband and mobile phone bills are not acceptable
- A government document issued in the last year
- Lease or tenancy agreement
Greece
Required company documents
- Company Registration Certificate
- Copy of LOA signatory´s photo ID/Passport
Required residential documents
- Copy of end user's photo ID/Passport
Lithuania
- VAT number and local address is needed on the LOA.
- For companies, a business number is required.
Luxembourg
The account number is mandatory.
Israel
Number portability checks will be carried out with our supplier prior to submitting the port to the losing carrier. Please send your porting numbers and current supplier name to us so that we may carry out the check for you, our email is numberportingemea@zoom.us
- If numbers can be ported, we will advise you to go ahead and fill in the LOA
- Local address on the LOA must match the area code of the porting numbers
- LOA can be hand signed or DocuSign
- LOA and proof of ownership to be dated within the last 3 months (dd/mm/yy format)
- Copy of recent telephone bill is required, if not available then proof of ownership of the numbers is required.
- Proof of ownership can be any document / correspondence with the abandoned operator that proves a connection between the number and the owner of the line
- Proof of ID is required for individual end users. Suitable forms of proof can be a passport, National ID card or driving license.
- If you own a DDI block of numbers with the losing carrier but do not wish to port in the entire block, you can ask your current supplier to split the block for you. Once this has been completed, you can submit your number porting request to Zoom Phone number porting team.
Italy
The secret code (or migration code) is required on all ports and must be noted on the LOA.
Note: Port requests cannot be altered (cancelled/changed) once accepted.
Address and ID requirement
If the end user is an individual:
- Name and address
- Birth location and date
- Nationality
- Tax code
- Copy of Passport (proof of the end user identity)
For a business end users:
- Name and address of the company
- VAT number
In addition the following details of an authorised representative are required:
- Name and address
- Birth location and data
- Nationality
- Tax code
- Copy of Passport (proof of the authorised representative identity)
Poland
Hard copies of LOA in Polish, hand signed by customer, have to be sent to Zooms’ vendor.
Portugal
The location of the end user (place of residence / business) corresponding to relevant geographic zone is required and the customer will submit the required proof of telecom services being provided to the address of the number.
Required documents:
- Last invoice
- LOA
Required company documents:
- Copy of legal representative's photo ID
Required residential documents:
- Copy of end user's photo ID
Other requirements:
- Identity document type and number is mandatory (Passport, ID, NIF, Residence card)
Romania
The contract number required.
Spain
If your local telephone numbers are currently provided by a reseller, please ask your reseller to let you know the losing carrier name in Spain to help speed up the number transfer process.
Turkey
- Individual customers are not supported, we can only support business customers
- For Local numbers, the company needs to be located in the specific city of the number(s)
- Local address on the LOA must match the area code of the porting numbers - this is for Emergency Services
- All required documents are needed for successful porting, these are to be submitted to our supplier for approval
- DDI blocks are to port in full and cannot be split
- Copy of recent telephone bill is required
- Lead time for porting is an average 30 business days, numbers may port sooner or later than this
For business end users each of the following is required:
- Turkish Business Registration of the company
- Turkish Tax Registration of the company (VERGİ LEVHASI)
- The front and back of a Turkish National ID card of an authorised representative of the company who is listed on MERSIS; the official government database for registered companies in Turkey.
- Official proof of signature (in Turkey there is a document which serves as proof of signature which is called “İmza Sirküleri”. This can be acquired by using notary services for company employees
The following data of the company would be needed:
- Company Tax Office
- Company Tax Number
- Company MERSIS Number
The following data of the authorised representative would be needed:
- Job Role/Title
- Date of Birth
- City & Country of Birth
- Father's Name
- Mother's Name
- ID Number
UK
Required documents for Local numbers:
- LOA is required
- Copy of recent telephone bill is required (dated within the last 3 months)
Required documents for 03 UK-wide numbers:
- LOA is required
Please use the appropriate LOA for each number type (one LOA for Local numbers, one LOA for 03 UK-wide numbers and one LOA for Freephone numbers).
We can accept hand signature or DocuSign on UK LOAs.
Lead times
Lead times for all EMEA ports are dependent on the regulatory requirements in the country of port and the responsiveness of the suppliers in the chain. The process is also dependent on the accuracy of the information provided. We will always keep you advised of progress.
Note: On the day of transfer You may experience some loss of service to incoming calls during the port activation window while the numbers are being ported from the losing supplier. Porting can take place sooner or later than the lead times quoted.
UK
Porting in the UK takes an average of 30 business days, we can port sooner or later than this.
EMEA
Average lead time is 30 to 60 business days. This may also depend on any contractual obligations with your losing provider.
