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This bill, the Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2021 or the PHONE Act of 2021, amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide a moratorium on the reassignment of phone numbers assigned to fixed wireline voice service subscribers in areas designated as having sustained "covered damage" (damage that renders residences inaccessible or uninhabitable or otherwise results in subscriber displacement) during a "covered period" (the period starting from the date of a presidential major disaster declaration and ending one year after). The bill prohibits the reassignment or modification of such numbers, with an option for subscribers to extend the moratorium for one additional year. It also allows subscribers to cancel their service without an early termination fee and resubscribe with the same number at the same or a different location, without incurring a connection fee. The Federal Communications Commission is required to amend its rules accordingly within 180 days of the bill's enactment.

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