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November 2007 Pooling Administration Tip of the
Month
Thousands-Blocks Donations and helpful hints
As a reminder, when you donate thousands-blocks via the
Appendix 2, Thousands-Block Donation form after the block
donation date, you should complete the tasks outlined in
section 7.2.7 of the Thousands-Block Number (NXX-X) Pooling
Administration Guidelines (TBPAG), (below is an excerpt from
that section):
- 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.
- Intra-SP porting of all unavailable
TNs within all thousands-blocks that are being donated
to the industry inventory pool by SPs is to be completed
by the Block Donation Date.
As a block holder you should complete the following
per section 4.4.i per the TBPAG:
4.4.i Block Holders Responsibilities
- Verify in the NPAC which TNs are
assigned in any contaminated thousands-block received
from the PA to avoid duplicate TN assignments. The
preferred method of contaminated TN verification relies
on NPAC, but use of one's own LSMS (Local Service
Management System) is also acceptable.
Below are some helpful hints:
- When a previously donated block
changes from contaminated to non-contaminated, if
possible, notify the PA, so we can update our records
accordingly.
- If you donated a block that is over
10% contaminated, notify the PA immediately so that
action can be taken to remove the block from the
inventory.
- Updating the NRUF does not update the
contamination status in PAS, please notify the PA if the
contamination status changes.
- Please ensure that the Intra-SP ports
are completed prior to donating contaminated blocks,
unless the newly established pool criteria apply.
As a reminder, the following changes were made to the
donation process due to the implementation of Change Order
#51:
Three new fields have been added to the Appendix 2 form in
PAS:
“If Contaminated, How Many TNs Are Not Available for
Assignment”
If a SP donates a block that is contaminated, they will be
required to enter the number of TNs that are not available
for assignment. If the SP indicates that more than 100 TNs
are unavailable for assignment, the PA will reject the
donation.
“Have All IntraSP Ports Been Completed?”
Per Section 7.2.5 of the TBPAG if a SP donates a block for a
*newly established pool on or
before the Block Donation Identification Date and enters an
“N” for “Have All IntraSP Ports been completed?, the PA will
be able to conditionally accept the donation. SPs must
modify the conditional donation by changing the “N” to a “Y”
on or before the block donation date, to indicate that all
of the IntraSP ports have been completed. If the SP fails to
update the conditional donation by the block donation date,
the PA will reject the donation.
If a SP donates a block for a new or existing pool after the
Block Donation date, and enters “N” in this field, the PA
will reject the donation.
* newly established pool - When
the status of multiple rate centers that were previously
Excluded (‘X’) from Pooling or Optional (‘O’) are modified
from ‘X’ or ‘O’ to a new rate center status of ‘M’,
or ‘M*’, resulting from a
Supplemental Implementation Meeting.
“Has the Block Been Protected from Further
Assignment?”
If the SP enters “N” in this field, the PA will reject the
donation.
In addition to the three new fields, the following
modifications have been made to the Appendix 2:
- The field currently titled “X” will
change to “Block (0-9)”.
- The field currently titled “Rate
Center” will change to “Rate Center of NXX”.
- The field currently titled “OCN” will
change to “OCN of SP”.
The field currently titled “AOCN” will be deleted.
- The following new certification
statement will be added, “I hereby certify that the
above information is true and accurate to the best of my
knowledge and that this donation form has been prepared
in accordance with the “Thousands-Block Pooling
Administration Guidelines – ATIS- 0300066.”
- The legend on the current form will
be replaced with the modified legend from the new
Appendix 2 form.
This tip was previously sent out as the July 2007 Pooling
Administration Tip of the Month.
If you have any questions, please contact the Number Pooling
Customer Support at 1-866-NEUPOOL or
poolingsupport@neustar.biz.
To view previous Pooling Pooling Tips
of the Month,
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