Common use of Number Portability (NP) Clause in Contracts

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). 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 CLEC shall provide NP to CenturyLink under no less favorable terms and conditions as when CenturyLink provides such services to CarrierCLEC. 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- non-mandated types of portability.