Number Portability (NP). The ability of users of Telecommunications Services to retain, at the same location, existing telecommunications numbers without impairment of quality, reliability, or convenience when switching from one Telecommunications Carrier to another.
Number Portability (NP). The in-place long-term method of providing Number Portability (NP) using the LRN method.
Number Portability (NP). Each Party will provide Local Number Portability and obtain End User authorization in accordance with the Act, and applicable FCC rules, regulations and orders as amended from time to time. Carrier shall provide NP to CenturyLink under no less favorable terms and conditions as when CenturyLink provides such services to Carrier. The Act requires allowing End Users to change local service providers and retain the same telephone number(s) within the serving Rate Center utilizing the portability method as defined by the FCC. The Parties recognize that the Act and the applicable FCC rules, regulations and orders limit porting to carriers having facilities or numbering resources in the same Rate Center, or to service providers who have partnered with a wireline carrier for numbering resources where the partnering carrier has facilities or numbering resources in the same Rate Center, and do not mandate location portability and the Parties will not submit orders for such non- mandated types of portability.
Number Portability (NP). 1.2.1 Each Party will provide Local Number Portability and obtain End User Customer authorization in accordance with the Act, and applicable FCC rules, regulations and orders
1.2.2 A Party requesting a number to be ported must send the other providing Party a Local Service Request (LSR). If a Party requests that the other Party port a number, the Parties shall follow the “Local Number Portability Ordering Process” set forth in CenturyLink Service Guide and comply with applicable FCC rules, regulations and orders.
1.2.2.1 The LSR will have a requested due date that is not less than the standard provisioning intervals of four (4) days.
1.2.2.2 Both Parties agree to provide a Firm Order Confirmation (FOC) to the Recipient Party within 48 hours from the time a "clean" LSR is received.
1.2.2.3 For purposes of this Article, the Parties will use a project management approach for the implementation of LSRs for large quantities of ported numbers (in excess of 50 per day) or for complex porting processes. With regard to such managed projects ("projects"), the Parties may negotiate implementation details including, but not limited to: Due Date, Cutover Intervals and Times, Coordination of Technical Resources, and Completion Notice.
1.2.3 Local Number Portability (LNP) orders may not be expedited.
1.2.4 The Party receiving the LSR will bill the service order charge set forth in the Pricing Article for each LSR received. The Party will bill the service order charge for a LSR, regardless of whether that LSR is later supplemented, clarified or cancelled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Party will bill an additional service order charge for supplements to any LSR submitted to clarify, correct, change or cancel a previously submitted LSR.
1.2.5 Regardless of the number of Location Routing Numbers (LRNs) used by a CLEC in a LATA, CenturyLink will route traffic destined for CLEC’s End User Customers via direct trunking where direct trunking has been established. In the event that direct trunking has not been established, such traffic shall be routed via a Tandem Switch.
1.2.6 When CenturyLink receives an unqueried call from CLEC to a telephone number that has been ported to another local services provider, the transit rate and NP dip charge will apply.
1.2.7 Neither Party shall be required to provide Number Portability under this Agreement for excluded numbers defined by FCC orders or other Applicable Law, as updated from time to time, including but not limited to: 50...
Number Portability (NP). The ability of users of CMRS Services to retain, at the same location, existing Telecommunications numbers without impairment of quality, reliability, or convenience when switching from one Telecommunications Carrier to another. NXX, NXX Code, Central Office Code or CO Code: The three-digit switch entity indicator that is defined by the "D", "E", and "F" digits of a ten-digit telephone number within the NANP. Each NXX Code contains 10,000 station numbers. Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF): An industry committee functioning under the auspices of the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS). Operations Support Systems (OSS): The pre-ordering, ordering, provisioning, maintenance and repair, and billing functions support Parity: Means subject to the availability, development and implementation of necessary industry standard Electronic Interfaces, the provision by CenturyLink of services or functionality under this Agreement to Carrier, including provisioning and repair, at least equal in quality to those offered to CenturyLink, its Affiliates or any other entity that obtains such services or functionality unless otherwise set forth in Applicable Law. Until the implementation of necessary Electronic Interfaces, CenturyLink shall provide such services or functionality on a non-discriminatory basis to Carrier as it provides to its Affiliates or any other entity that obtains such services or functionality.
Number Portability (NP). 1.2.1 Each Party will provide Number Portability (“NP”) in accordance with the Act, and applicable FCC rules, regulations and orders.
1.2.2 A Party requesting a number to be ported must send the other providing Party a Local Service Request (LSR). If Charter requests that CenturyTel port a number, the Parties shall follow the “Local Number Portability Ordering Process” set forth in CenturyTel’s Service Guide. Charter’s consent to follow the Local Number Portability Ordering Process in the CenturyTel Service Guide shall not be deemed as consent that the Service Guide is incorporated into, or otherwise made a part of, this Agreement. Further, Xxxxxxx’s consent to follow the Local Number Portability Ordering Process in the CenturyTel Service Guide shall not establish any liability upon Charter, nor shall CenturyTel assess any charges on Charter for number porting, or service order charges associated with such requests.
1.2.2.1 The LSR will have a requested due date that is not less than the standard interval of four (4) Business Days.
1.2.2.2 Both Parties agree to provide a Firm Order Confirmation (FOC) to the Recipient Party within 24 hours from the time an LSR is received. The Parties acknowledge that in CC Docket No. 95-116, the FCC ordered the implementation of a one (1)-business day interval applicable to number port requests. At such time or on such date as this interval is required to be implemented by the Parties, but not before, the Parties will agree to implement such 1-business day interval for number port requests made pursuant to this Agreement without the need to amend this Agreement and notwithstanding the four (4)-business day interval currently set forth in Section 1.2.2.1.
1.2.2.3 For purposes of this Article, the Donor Party may request to use a project management approach for the implementation of LSRs for large quantities of numbers ported from a single End User location, within a given state. For purposes of this provision, “large quantities” shall mean seventy-five (75) or more numbers. The Donor Party also may request to use a project management approach for the implementation of LSRs for complex ports, which shall be defined as those ports that include complex switch translations (e.g., Centrex, ISDN, AIN services, remote call forwarding, or multiple services on the loop). Under such managed projects (“projects”), the Parties may negotiate implementation details including, but not limited to: due dates, cutover intervals and times, co...
Number Portability (NP). 1.2.1 Each Party will provide Local Number Portability and obtain End User Customer authorization in accordance with the Act, and applicable FCC rules, regulations and orders
1.2.2 A Party requesting a number to be ported must send the other providing Party a Local Service Request (LSR). If a Party requests that the other Party port a number, the Parties shall follow the “Local Number Portability Ordering Process” set forth in CenturyLink Standard Practices and comply with applicable FCC rules, regulations and orders.
Number Portability (NP). 1.2.1 Each Party will provide Local Number Portability and obtain End User authorization in accordance with the Act, and applicable FCC rules, regulations and orders.
1.2.2 A Party requesting a number to be ported must send the other providing Party a Local Service Request (LSR). If a Party requests that the other Party port a number, the Parties shall follow the “Local Number Portability Ordering Process” set forth in CenturyLink Standard Practices that complies with applicable FCC rules, regulations and order.
1.2.2.1 Notwithstanding anything herein or in a related document or Standard Practices, the LSR will have a requested due date that is not less than the standard provisioning intervals as established by FCC approved rules, regulations and orders.
1.2.2.2 Notwithstanding anything herein or in a related document or Standard Practices, both Parties agree to provide a Firm Order Confirmation (FOC) and Customer Service Records (CSRs) to the Recipient Party within the time frame established by FCC rules, regulations and orders for a "clean" simple port request LSR. A clean simple port request means that the Party submitting the LSR port request did so accurately without errors in the FCC required validation fields.
1.2.2.3 Notwithstanding anything herein or in a related document or Standard Practices, the minimum porting interval for simple ports shall be as set forth by the FCC regardless of order volume.
Number Portability (NP). The Parties acknowledge that, notwithstanding the FCC’s First Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration in CC Docket 95-116, they disagree on the form of NP that should be adopted and prescribed by the FCC, and accordingly hereby reserve their rights to advocate their respective positions before legislative, judicial, and regulatory bodies, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement. To the extent that this Agreement includes provisions regarding the implementation of the Location Routing Number (“LRN”) method of NP, such provisions shall apply only if it is ordered that LRN shall be deployed in Maryland, and only to the extent required by Applicable Law, and the presence of such provisions in this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of BA’s position that LRN should not be deployed in Maryland. If another NP methodology is adopted for Maryland, the Parties shall promptly modify any provisions of this Agreement that refer to or assume the implementation of LRN to replace it with such other methodology.
Number Portability (NP). The ability of users of CMRS Services to retain, at the same location, existing Telecommunications numbers without impairment of quality, reliability, or convenience when switching from one Telecommunications Carrier to another. NXX, NXX Code, Central Office Code or CO Code: The three-digit switch entity indicator that is defined by the "D", "E", and "F" digits of a ten-digit telephone number within the NANP. Each NXX Code contains 10,000 station numbers. Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF): An industry committee functioning under the auspices of the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS).
