Supplemental Implementation Meeting
(SIM) and Service Providers Already Pooling
When the FCC grants additional delegated authority to a state to necessitate additional
thousands block pooling, the Pooling Administrator (PA) holds a Supplemental Implementation Meeting (SIM) and establishes timeline milestones as stated in the Thousands Block Pooling Administration Guidelines (TBPAG). The timeline milestones are established to assist service providers (SPs) who have never pooled before or for SPs who already pool but need the additional time to implement pooling in the rate center involved in the SIM.
Service Providers who are already participating in pooling in the SIM rate centers should submit a new or updated forecast by the Forecast Report Date milestone in the SIM rate centers where they currently have numbering resources and also in the SIM rate centers where they are anticipating a need for resources. If the SP that is already pooling has resources that meet the donation/return criteria as stated in the TBPAG they can donate/return those resources to the pool prior to the Block Donation Date. Please be sure that all intraSP ports have been completed if not then the SP would need to follow the timeline milestones for Block Protection Date, Block Donation Identification Date, and Block Donation Date. This information is covered in more detail during the SIM. For more information on SIMs and upcoming SIMs please go to our homepage www.nationalpooling.com under Informational Notices or under Documents then FIM/SIM Meeting Material and Minutes and select the State and NPA.
If you have any questions, please contact the Number Pooling Customer Support at 1-866-NEUPOOL or poolingsupport@Neustar.biz.
To view previous Pooling Tips of the Month, click here.
When the FCC grants additional delegated authority to a state to necessitate additional
thousands block pooling, the Pooling Administrator (PA) holds a Supplemental Implementation Meeting (SIM) and establishes timeline milestones as stated in the Thousands Block Pooling Administration Guidelines (TBPAG). The timeline milestones are established to assist service providers (SPs) who have never pooled before or for SPs who already pool but need the additional time to implement pooling in the rate center involved in the SIM.
Service Providers who are already participating in pooling in the SIM rate centers should submit a new or updated forecast by the Forecast Report Date milestone in the SIM rate centers where they currently have numbering resources and also in the SIM rate centers where they are anticipating a need for resources. If the SP that is already pooling has resources that meet the donation/return criteria as stated in the TBPAG they can donate/return those resources to the pool prior to the Block Donation Date. Please be sure that all intraSP ports have been completed if not then the SP would need to follow the timeline milestones for Block Protection Date, Block Donation Identification Date, and Block Donation Date. This information is covered in more detail during the SIM. For more information on SIMs and upcoming SIMs please go to our homepage www.nationalpooling.com under Informational Notices or under Documents then FIM/SIM Meeting Material and Minutes and select the State and NPA.
If you have any questions, please contact the Number Pooling Customer Support at 1-866-NEUPOOL or poolingsupport@Neustar.biz.
To view previous Pooling Tips of the Month, click here.