Expedite Process for Thousands-Block Allocation

As a reminder, per section 8.6 of the Thousands-Block Number (NXX-X) Pooling
Administration Guidelines:

8.6 Expedite Process for Thousands-Block Allocation

An SP request for an expedited thousands-block allocation will occur on an exception basis. The following procedures enable an SP to request an expedited allocation of a thousands-block(s). The expedite procedures below do not eliminate the Block Holder and PA responsibilities described in Section 8.5.

An SP may send a request to the PA requesting an expedited allocation of a thousands-block(s). The requesting SP will indicate on the Thousands-Block Application Forms - Part 1A that this is an expedited request for an allocation with its desired Effective Date. The PA will process the application if the request meets the criteria for the allocation of the thousands-block(s) and will make every effort to process the application in fewer than the current maximum 7-calendar days. The PA will expedite such requests when it can do so without failing to meet its 7-calendar day allocation interval for other SPs. The PA will determine the minimum Effective Date for an expedited request based upon the following considerations:   If the thousands-block applicant is the LERG Assignee, the Effective Date must be at least nine calendar days after the Part 3 Allocation Date. This allows for the PA and AOCN to update BIRRDS for LERG Routing Guide daily updates. The AOCN must agree to perform the BIRRDS update in two calendar days rather than the standard five calendar days. If the thousand block allocated requires NPAC notification, the Effective Date will be no earlier than eight business days after allocation: three business days to build the thousand block ownership table and five business days for a potential first 'port' notification. The SP will activate the thousands-block and can begin customer assignments as soon as all NPAC processing and notification has occurred.

 
NOTE: SPs requesting an expedited assignment of thousands-block(s) should be aware that there are potential impacts to other SPs and customers. This may affect customer service to the extent that an SP is unable to identify the SP to whom a thousands-block has been assigned when responding to a customer trouble report.

To access the Thousands-Block Number (NXX-X) Pooling Administration Guidelines, go to http://www.atis.org/pub/clc/inc/lnpa/TBPAG-Final-Document-1-23-04.doc (link removed).

When submitting an expedited block request via PAS, please specify the request as an expedite and enter the requested expedited effective date. For more information on how to submit an individual block request in PAS, refer to section 5.4.1 of the PAS User Guide. To access the PAS User Guide, go to http://www.nationalpooling.com/documents/user_guide_sp/SPUserGuide.pdf (link removed).