Thousands-Blocks Donations

As a reminder, per section 7.2.7 of the Thousands-Block Number (NXX-X) Pooling Administration Guidelines, when you donate thousands-blocks via the Appendix 2, Thousands-Block Donation Form:

7.2.7 Block Donation Date (excerpt)

After the Block Donation Date:

If block donations are submitted using Appendix 2 via PAS, the PA shall process the donation within 7 calendar days. If donations are submitted by any other method, the PA has an additional two business days for processing. For any donations from a non-pooled NXX, the AOCN is responsible for entering its specified routing and rating information for those retained thousands-blocks. The retained thousands-block will not appear in the LERG Routing Guide until the AOCN has performed this task. For any subsequent donations of previously retained blocks from a pooled NXX, the block(s) to be donated must be disconnected by the AOCN in BIRRDS before donation. An SP should use the Other Information section in Appendix 2 if block(s) donated have any special status or treatment, e.g., restricted use, chatline, etc.

This tip was previously sent out as the April 2005 Pooling Administration Tip of the Month.