According to various embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods for local number portability in a telecommunication network are disclosed. An embodiment of a method includes placing a local number portability (LNP) order for the TN to be serviced by a core telecommunications carrier; and triggering the port of the TN via the core telecommunications carrier to occur prior to a time during which a typical port of the TN would have automatically occurred. A customer-initiated triggering may occur on a firm order commitment date associated with the LNP order. Other embodiments are also disclosed.