Common use of INTERIM NUMBER PORTABILITY Clause in Contracts

INTERIM NUMBER PORTABILITY. “INP”). The Parties agree to provide INP on a reciprocal basis between their networks to enable their Customers to utilize telephone numbers associated with a Telephone Exchange Service provided by one Party, in conjunction with a Telephone Exchange Service provided by the other Party, upon the coordinated or simultaneous termination of the first Telephone Exchange Service and activation of the second Telephone Exchange Service. The Parties shall provide reciprocal INP via remote call forwarding (“RCF”), Direct Inward Dialing (“DID”) or through NXX Migration; provided, in each case that the Customer whose telephone number is subject to INP remains within the same serving Rate Center; provided further that if the applicable Rate Center is divided into rate districts, then such telephone number must remain within the same serving rate district.

INTERIM NUMBER PORTABILITY. “INP”). The Parties agree to provide INP on a reciprocal basis between their networks to enable their Customers to utilize telephone numbers associated with a Telephone Exchange Service provided by one Party, in conjunction with a Telephone Exchange Service provided by the other Party, upon the coordinated or simultaneous termination of the first Telephone Exchange Service and activation of the second Telephone Exchange Service. The Parties shall provide reciprocal INP via remote call forwarding (“RCF”), Direct Inward Dialing (“DID”) or through NXX Migration; provided, in each case that the Customer whose telephone number is subject to INP remains within the same serving Rate Center; Central Office. To the extent technically feasible, Interim Number Portability will be provided further that if by each Party with minimum impairment of functionality, quality, reliability and convenience to subscribers of the applicable Rate Center is divided into rate districts, then such telephone number must remain within the same serving rate districtother Party's services.