Common use of Interim Number Portability (INP) Clause in Contracts

Interim Number Portability (INP). Each Party shall provide the other Party with service provider number portability as an INP option for the purpose of allowing end-user customers to change service-providing Party without changing their telephone number. The Parties shall provide service provider number portability to each other using remote call forwarding (“RCF”) and/or direct inward dialing (DID). The requesting Party will provide “forward to” telephone number that is within the same Wire Center. The CenturyTel rates for INP service using RCF are set out in Appendix B attached to this Agreement and made a part hereof. LEVEL 3 shall provide INP to CenturyTel at the rates specified for LEVEL 3 in Appendix B. If a Party wishes to use Direct Inward Dialing (DID) to provide INP to its end-users, a dedicated trunk group is required between the CenturyTel end office where the DID numbers are served into the CLEC switch. If there are no existing facilities between CenturyTel and the CLEC, the dedicated facilities and transport trunks will be provisioned as switched access or unbundled service using the ASR provisioning process. The requesting Party will reroute the DID numbers to the pre-positioned trunk group using a Local Service Request (LSR). CLEC may purchase DID trunk service from CenturyTel’s tariff.

Interim Number Portability (INP). Each Party shall provide the other Party with service provider number portability as an INP option for the purpose of allowing end-user customers to change service-providing Party without changing their telephone number. The Parties shall provide service provider number portability to each other using remote call forwarding (“RCF”) and/or direct inward dialing (DID). The requesting Party will provide “forward to” telephone number that is within the same Wire Center. The CenturyTel rates for INP service using RCF are set out in Appendix B attached to this Agreement and made a part hereof. LEVEL 3 Bayland shall provide INP to CenturyTel at the rates specified for LEVEL 3 Bayland in Appendix B. If a Party wishes to use Direct Inward Dialing (DID) to provide INP to its end-users, a dedicated trunk group is required between the CenturyTel end office where the DID numbers are served into the CLEC switch. If there are no existing facilities between CenturyTel and the CLEC, the dedicated facilities and transport trunks will be provisioned as switched access or unbundled service using the ASR provisioning process. The requesting Party will reroute the DID numbers to the pre-positioned trunk group using a Local Service Request (LSR). CLEC may purchase DID trunk service from CenturyTel’s tariff.

Interim Number Portability (INP). Each Party shall provide the other Party with service provider number portability as an INP option for the purpose of allowing end-user customers to change service-providing Party without changing their telephone number. The Parties shall provide service provider number portability to each other using remote call forwarding (“RCF”) and/or direct inward dialing (DID). The requesting Party will provide “forward to” telephone number that is within the same Wire Center. The CenturyTel rates for INP service using RCF are set out in Appendix B attached to this Agreement and made a part hereof. LEVEL 3 Sprint shall provide INP to CenturyTel at the rates specified for LEVEL 3 Sprint in Appendix B. If a Party wishes to use Direct Inward Dialing (DID) to provide INP to its end-users, a dedicated trunk truck group is required between the CenturyTel end office where the DID numbers are served into the CLEC switch. If there are no existing facilities between CenturyTel and the CLEC, the dedicated facilities and transport trunks will be provisioned as switched access or unbundled service using the ASR provisioning process. The requesting Party will reroute the DID numbers to the pre-positioned trunk group using a Local Service Request (LSR). CLEC may purchase DID trunk service from CenturyTel’s tariff.

Interim Number Portability (INP). Each Party shall provide the other Party with service provider number portability as an INP option for the purpose of allowing end-user customers to change service-providing Party without changing their telephone number. The Parties shall provide service provider number portability to each other using remote call forwarding (“RCF”) and/or direct inward dialing (DID). The requesting Party will provide “forward to” telephone number that is within the same Wire Center. The CenturyTel rates for INP service using RCF are set out in Appendix B attached to this Agreement and made a part hereof. LEVEL 3 ICG shall provide INP to CenturyTel at the rates specified for LEVEL 3 ICG in Appendix B. If a Party wishes to use Direct Inward Dialing (DID) to provide INP to its end-users, a dedicated trunk group is required between the CenturyTel end office where the DID numbers are served into the CLEC ICG switch. If there are no existing facilities between CenturyTel and the CLECICG, the dedicated facilities and transport trunks will be provisioned as switched access or unbundled service using the ASR provisioning process. The requesting Party will reroute the DID numbers to the pre-positioned trunk group using a Local Service Request (LSR). CLEC ICG may purchase DID trunk service from CenturyTel’s tariff.

Interim Number Portability (INP). Each Party shall provide the other Party with service provider number portability as an INP option for the purpose of allowing end-user customers to change service-providing Party without changing their telephone number. The Parties shall provide service provider number portability to each other using remote call forwarding (“RCF”) and/or direct inward dialing (DID). The requesting Party will provide “forward to” telephone number that is within the same Wire Center. The CenturyTel rates for INP service using RCF are set out in Appendix B attached to this Agreement and made a part hereof. LEVEL 3 Sprint shall provide INP to CenturyTel at the rates specified for LEVEL 3 Sprint in Appendix B. If a Party wishes to use Direct Inward Dialing (DID) to provide INP to its end-users, a dedicated trunk group is required between the CenturyTel end office where the DID numbers are served into the CLEC Sprint switch. If there are no existing facilities between CenturyTel and the CLECSprint, the dedicated facilities and transport trunks will be provisioned as switched access or unbundled service using the ASR provisioning process. The requesting Party will reroute the DID numbers to the pre-positioned trunk group using a Local Service Request (LSR). CLEC Sprint may purchase DID trunk service from CenturyTel’s tariff.