You can't port it if the number is cancelled. You have to sign up for the new provider and have them take the number. Every provider can just take any number th

You can't port it if the number is cancelled. You have to sign up for the new provider and have them take the number. Every provider can just take any number they want. I used to work at a small Telco/CLEC and occasionally I would have to fill in on the phone switch to do things like this. It was very nerve wracking. Kind of like editing BGP, knowing that a typo could effect a ton of people. So just don't tell your current provider, the new one should be able to handle it.