South Africa porting guide
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Details |
Additional information |
| Country code |
+27 |
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| Portability coverage |
Geographic |
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| Carrier coverage |
All carriers
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Area codes 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 23, 31, 33, 41, 42, 43, 44, 51, 53 |
| Documentation required by Bandwidth |
- Letter of Authorization (LOA) dated within 30 days from the date of porting (if it's a business, then it must have the company stamp)
- Copy of the latest invoice
- Copy of the legal representative's (for business ports) or end user's (for residential ports) photo ID
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| Documentation templates |
South Africa LOA |
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| Porting lead time |
7 to 16 business days |
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| Porting time window |
5 PM to 7 PM local time |
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| Port activation timeline |
5 AM to 8 PM local time |
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| Porting outside of business hours |
No |
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| Downtime expectations |
None |
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| Possible rejections |
- Incorrect number configuration
- LOA signed by an unauthorized person
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| Porting holidays |
- New Year’s Day
- New Year's Day (observed)
- Human Rights Day
- Good Friday
- Family Day
- Freedom Day
- Workers' Day
- Youth Day
- National Women’s Day
- Heritage Day
- Heritage Day (observed)
- Day of Reconciliation
- Christmas Day
- Day of Goodwill
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