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Supplemental Quarterly Pooling Tip – June 2013

Changes to Acceptable Current Executed Interconnection Agreement for Proof of
Facilities Readiness Documentation for Initial Resource Requests (INC Issue 755)
 
The Thousands Block Number Pooling Administrator Guidelines (TBPAG) and the Central Office Code Assignment Guidelines (COCAG) were reissued Friday May 31, 2013, in accordance with changes made due to INC Issue 755: Update appropriate interconnection documentation in Section 4.3.1.2 of the TBPAG and 4.2.2 of the COCAG.
 
With the closure of this issue and the reissuance of the guidelines there have been revisions to item 1 current executed interconnection agreement for proof of facilities readiness documentation accepted by the Pooling Administrator (PA) and North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA). The following changes are effective immediately:
  •  The expiration date page must be included.
    • When providing a current executed interconnection agreement the page showing the expiration date of the agreement must now be provided. If the expiration date is in the past the applicant must also identify where in the agreement it states the agreement is ongoing (e.g. evergreen) or provide documentation from the interconnecting carrier that the agreement is ongoing/renewed/extended.
  • The applicant shall provide only the relevant pages
    • cover page 
    •  area covered page
    • expiration date page
    • signature page with both signed signatures

If more than these four pages are provided the applicant must indicate in the email the page numbers for the relevant pages in the interconnection agreement.


Failure to follow the guidelines will result in the application being denied.
 
For reference, below is the revised item 1 from the TBPAG section 4.3.1.2 and COCAG section 4.2.2, The new requirements are underlined.
1) A current executed interconnection agreement between a Local Exchange Carrier and the service provider requesting numbering resources. The relevant pages are the cover page, area covered, the expiration date and the signature page from the interconnection agreement. The SP shall provide only the relevant pages or indicate in the email the page numbers for the relevant pages if providing the entire interconnection agreement. The PA or NANPA shall deny any application when the relevant pages are not provided or the SP does not indicate the page numbers of the relevant pages when providing the entire interconnection agreement via email. In the case that the name on the interconnection agreement does not match the SP’s name on the application, the applicant shall provide documentation linking the name on the application with the name on the interconnection agreement.

If you have any questions, please contact the Number Pooling Customer Support at 1-866-NEUPOOL or poolingsupport@team.neustar. 

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