Massachusetts-based RNK Communications has unveiled Phone Number Bank, a platform that lets consumers keep their telephone numbers forever, even if they move or want to cancel phone service for that number.

    The service will be offered at no cost to up to 1,000 Massachusetts residents on a 60-day trial basis, the company said.

    Phone Number Bank eliminates limitations often associated with a user’s attempt to transfer a telephone number to a new residence. It also lets a user have multiple phone numbers without the cost of multiple phone lines, RNK said.

    Once consumers sign up for service with Phone Number Bank, they can forward calls coming in to that number to a personal phone, such as a VoIP Phone, cell phone, home phone, office phone.

    PNB allows consumers to port numbers from their telephone of choice (e.g., landline, cell, VoIP) and consolidate as many numbers as they want.

    Other features include a Web site where users can manage their accounts; the ability to forward calls to anywhere in the U.S.; and the ability to change the phone number that they want calls forwarded to at any time.