
Quarterly Pooling Tip – April
2013
Reviewing Available Blocks in PAS
As a reminder: when completing a Part 1A form in PAS for an individual block
request, if you “Click here to see the available blocks in the pool.” in section
1.4, you need to take into consideration the “Block Available Date” when
selecting a block preference. The Block Available Date is the date
that the block is available for assignment and is the earliest effective date
that the PA can establish for the block. Also note that the blocks in red are
the blocks that have not been confirmed by the Code Holder as being active in
the PSTN. In order to receive those blocks you will need to select the
checkbox in section 1.5 of the Part 1A that states, “By selecting this
checkbox, I acknowledge that I am willing to accept a block in red and
explicitly understand that the underlying code may not yet be activated in the
PSTN and loaded in the NPAC on the block effective date.”
Below is a sample screen print of a drop down
of the “available blocks in the pool” .
