Porting Blackout Dates
Objective
This article shows which dates are unavailable for number porting in the USA and the United Kingdom.
Key Details
8x8 number porting is available Monday-Friday, with the exception of the dates highlighted in this article.
On the dates mentioned, for each country, it will not be possible to schedule numbers to port to 8x8 and we will have reduced capacity to address other porting related queries.
For any countries not included here, please be aware that whilst our global number porting team will be available to help with queries, it will not be possible to schedule ports to take place on national holidays.
* for these holiday please inquire if we can accept porting for that date
United States of America
| Date | Holiday |
| 2-Jan-23 | New Year's Day (observed) |
| 16-Jan-23 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| 20-Feb-23 | Presidents' Day |
| 7-Apr-23 | * Good Friday |
| 29-May-23 | Memorial Day |
| 19-Jun-23 | * Juneteenth |
| 4-Jul-23 | Independence Day |
| 4-Sep-23 | Labor Day |
| 9-Oct-23 | Columbus Day |
| 7-Nov-23 | * Election Day |
| 10-Nov-23 | Veterans Day |
| 23-Nov-23 | Thanksgiving Day |
| 24-Nov-23 | Day after Thanksgiving |
| 7-Dec-23 | * Pearl Harbor day |
| Friday 22 December 2023 - Monday 1 January 2024 (inclusive) |
Winter Porting Freeze |
United Kingdom
| Date | Holiday |
| Monday 2 January 2023 | New Year's Day (observed) |
| Friday 7 April 2023 | Good Friday |
| Monday 10 April 2023 | Easter Monday |
| Monday 1 May 2023 | Early May Bank Holiday |
| Monday 8 May 2023 | King's Coronation |
| Monday 29 May 2023 | Spring Bank Holiday |
| Monday 28 August 2023 | Summer Bank Holiday |
| Friday 22 December 2023 - Monday 1 January 2024 (inclusive) |
Winter Porting Freeze |
Australia
| 21 December 2022 - 6 January 2023 (inclusive) | Porting Freeze |
Hong Kong
| 26 December 2022 - 6 January 2023 (inclusive) | Porting Freeze |
New Zealand
| 21 December 2022 - 9 January 2023 (inclusive) | Porting Freeze |
Republic of Ireland
| 22 December 2022 - 3 January 2023 (inclusive) | Porting Freeze |
Singapore
| 26 December 2022 - 3 January 2023 (inclusive) | Porting Freeze |
| 18 January 2023 - 25 January 2023 (inclusive) | Porting Freeze |